Original language: Belarusian, Russian, Polish

Subtitles: English

50 min.

Dir. Andrei Kutsila; 2018; Belarus, Poland

A slow film with an elegant storyline about the art of life and art itself. A young Belarusian artist leaves her husband behind to visit her friend, an elderly Polish artist, in his fairy-tale manor house in Poland.

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About the film

A young Belarusian woman artist is tired of routine of everyday life. Maria leaves her husband in Minsk and once again heads for Machkova Ruda in Poland. She finds herself in a fairy-tale like place, surrounded by untouched swamps and river. There an old Polish artist, Andrzej Strumillo, dwells in loneliness in his manor. Day by day their friendship and affection grow. They connect by working together, through heartfelt conversations, art, and form a strong attachment bond. The harmony gets shaken by constant calls from her husband, demanding her to return. The idyll can fall apart in no time.

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Belarusian, Russian, Polish

Original language

English

Subtitles

documentary

Genre

Tatiana Bembel, Andrei Kutsila

Script

Andrei Kutsila

DoP

Andrei Kutsila, Paweł Klepacz

Editor

Tvp S. A., Belsat TV, Studio Filmowe Everest

Production