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DocTalk The secret of Poland’s advance
Forest
Lidia Duda / Republica Cehă / 2024 / 84 minute
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Forest
Asia and Marek escaped to their paradise right after graduation – they bought an old house right on Poland’s eastern border in the Białowieża Forest. This is where their three children were born: Marysia, Ignacy and Franek. The children live their lives absorbed in nature and the forest is their second home – tamed and fear-free. One day, though, their forest changes. Strangers, Others emerge; freezing, often sick, hungry, lost… Ref­ugees, unwanted both in­­­ Poland and in Belarus.
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DocTalk The secret of Poland’s advance

Film Details

Asia and Marek live with their three children in a house in the middle of the Białowieża Forest on the eastern border of Poland. They strive to lead a peaceful life and raise their children in nature, but at night, unease sets in. From the darkness of the forest come voices and noises, echoing hidden tragedies. With a strong emotional charge but discreetly filtered through the routine of family life, the film intelligently and sensitively addresses one of the most severe humanitarian crises in Europe.
Producer
Patryk Sielecki, Michał Ostatkiewicz, Aleksandra Ostatkiewicz
Production House
Lumisenta Film Foundation
Editor
Lidia Duda, Filip Stanisławski
Sound
Krzysztof Ridan, Pavel Rejholec mpse
Cinematographer
Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi
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