Slawomir Idziak
Black Hawk Down

Slawomir Idziak is a native of Poland. His career spans nearly 30 years. Among his nearly 40 credits is a wide range of films, shot in various countries. Idziak earned high acclaim for his work with director Krzysztof Kieslowski on A Short Film About Killing, The Double Life of Veronique and Three Colors: Blue. His U.S. credits include Gattaca and Proof of Life. He is also a frequent collaborator with director Krzysztof Zanussi on such films as Balance, The Year of the Quiet Sun, The Conductor, the telefilm Pedestrian Subway, to name a few. Idziak also teaches at many workshops and film schools throughout the world. This is his first Academy Award nomination.

Black Hawk Down recounts the October 1993 mission of an elite team of American soldiers air-dropped into Mogadishu to capture the top lieutenants of a Somalian warlord. When two Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, the Americans find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and fighting a desperate battle against hundreds of Somalian troops.

"Everything was carefully staged and prepared. Because this was war we were recreating, you never knew what might happen, so we had to be ready."

 

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