Papusza

Papusza

2013131 min7.7 / 10

A melancholic historical portrait of a Roma poet's rise to recognition and her tragic struggle against cultural betrayal and personal loss.

The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Roma poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.

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