Film philoSEFFy '19

The one and only chance for audience awaiting the news from an engaged Polish cinema. Via SEFF’s eye, we take a closer look at intriguing and unobvious stories, images created by facts, about facts, and for factual sensation. An elevating story of a blind piano genius contrasted with a story of a journalist facing, almost one hundred years ago, an early form of fake news. The story relating to factual events coexist with the fictional story of Doctor – both telling about the immemorial struggle of good and evil. The story of what creates qualities deeply human, about a dialogue, that the struggle takes place in. Each of the screenings will be a chance for us and our special guest to concentrate on the film and its subject.


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Filmy poprzednich edycji

  • Eter117'
    Cast: Jacek Jacek Poniedziałek, Andrzej Chyra, Zsolt László, Ostap Vakuliuk.
    The beginning of the 20th century, the regions of the Russian Empire. A doctor gives a lethal dose of ether to a young woman whom he wants to seduce. After the escape, he joins the Austro-Hungarian fortress where he proceeds with his experiments. 
     
     
     
     
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  • Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza122'

    Inspired by real events, a story about a blind piano genius, who loses his sight as a child. In a centre for visually impaired, the boy finds out that music can be his way of seeing the world once again and may enable him to tell the story about the world. Mietek becomes a great classical pianist, but once he discovers jazz his only aim is to become the best jazz pianist in Poland. He succeeds not only nationally but also on a global scale. He wins a prestigious festival. Suddenly Zuza, a charismatic vocalist, enters his life. The meeting is going to change it forever.

     

     

     

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  • Mr. Jones119'

    International cast including James Norton, Vanessa Kirby and a nominee to the Golden Globe Award – Peter Sarsgaard. The film shows a story of Gareth Jones – a Welsh journalist, who in 1933 goes to the Soviet Union to discover the horrifying truth behind Stalin’s regime and the Soviet utopia. His investigation had lethal repercussions and, in the meantime, became an inspiration to create one of the most famous books of the 20th century – “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. 

     

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  • Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali113'

    A shocking story about friendship and forgiveness. The last film of Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze – the creator of the award-winning “Papusza” and “Saviour's Square”. The movie received the FIRST LOOK award at MFF Locarno 2016 for the Polish film in the post-production phase category and took part in the Main Competition of the 52nd  Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2017, where Jowita Budnik and Eliane Umuhore received awards for the best female roles. 

     

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