Tomasz Komenda is dead.  The director of the film about his case hoped for a good ending

Tomasz Komenda is dead. The director of the film about his case hoped for a good ending

Tomasz Komenda, who in 2004 was wrongly convicted of the murder and murder of a 15-year-old girl, has died. At the end of last year, the director of the film about his case, Jan Holoubek, talked about what happened to the man after he was cleared of the charges.

On Tuesday, February 21, the media received information about . His case inspired the creators of the film “25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda”, which was released in cinemas two years after the man left prison, where he had been imprisoned for 18 years.

Film director about Tomasz Komenda: “There have been a lot of harmful opinions about him”

In 2023, director Jan Holoubek said in an interview with Gazeta.pl that despite the cruel fate that befell Tomasz Komenda, he still hoped for a happy ending to his story. “I think there have been a lot of unfair opinions about him, and I don’t know what he really is like and what’s going on in his life. I regret that this story doesn’t have a happy ending. I was hoping that after so many years of torment, Tomek Komenda’s family would finally find peace “I wish them this with all my heart,” he said.

He also admitted that he no longer had contact with the film’s protagonist. “Tomek Komenda and Remik Korejwo are the only real heroes of my films whom I also met in reality. I am still in contact with Remik, he is a consultant in my productions on matters related to the police. I have no contact with Tomek,” he reported in an interview with Weekend Gazeta. pl. The film “25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda” directed by Jan Holoubek won several prestigious awards, including: 7 Golden Eagles and 2 Golden Lions.

Information about the death of a 46-year-old man was provided by a journalist from “Uwagi!” and “Superwizjer” Grzegorz Głuszak. In 2004, Tomasz Komenda was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl, which he did not commit. Over the years, he has repeatedly said that he is innocent, and his testimony was forced from him by threats. On May 16, 2018, Tomasz Komenda was cleared of the charges.

Source: Gazeta

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