High Water

In 1997, when a destructive flood wave threatens the capital of Lower Silesia, scientists and local government officials are faced with life and death decisions. Led by the aspiring clerk Jakub Marczak, the local authorities, in an attempt to save the city, bring in Jaśmina Tremer, a female hydrologist with a troubled past. Simultaneously, the rebellious residents of Kęty near Wrocław are surprisingly led by Andrzej Rębacz, who had just returned home. High Water is a Polish drama mini-series directed by Jan Holoubek and Bartłomiej Ignaciuk. The show is inspired by the real-life events of the Millennium Flood that hit Poland and parts of the Czech Republic and Germany in 1997. Agnieszka Zulewska, Damian Krajczyk and Tomasz Schuchardt play the roles of Jaśmina Tremer, Andrzej Rębacz and Jakub Marczak respectively. The rest of the cast includes Ireneusz Czop, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Mirosław Kropielnicki, Anna Dymna and Tomasz Kot, among others.