Written by Marta Rebzda, the Polish Radio drama traces the life of Barbara Sadowska, a poet and anti-communist opposition activist in communist-era Poland.
Sadowska was involved in aiding fellow members of the Solidarity movement who were interned and arrested after the imposition of martial law in the country in December 1981.
As a result of her activism, she was repeatedly interrogated by the secret police.
In May 1983, her only son, high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, was detained by riot police, brutally beaten, and later died in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery.
His death sparked nationwide outrage, with widespread accusations that the communist regime had orchestrated his killing in retaliation for his mother’s activism.
Rebzda’s drama delves into Sadowska’s suffering in the wake of her son's death. Consumed by grief, her health deteriorated rapidly, and after being diagnosed with lung cancer, she died in 1986.
The Sister of Job was directed by Waldemar Modestowicz, with music by Piotr Moss. It is one of three finalists in the Best European Drama category, competing alongside entries from Belgium and France.
The winners will be announced on March 30 at a ceremony at BBC Broadcasting House in London.
Last year, Rebzda's This Word, another Polish Radio production, won the BBC Audio Drama Award in the same category.
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