Archive of films Via Carpatia / Via Carpatia
Poland / Czech Republic / North Macedonia
2018, 75 min
Section:
East of the West - Competition
Year: 2018
Julia and Piotr are a well-situated, middle-class married couple entertaining the idea of a dream holiday. At the request of Piotr’s mother, however, the pair set out instead on a trip across the Balkans, heading for a refugee camp on the Macedonian-Greek border. Student Academy Award holder Klara Kochańska makes her debut with an intimate, independent road movie which stands out for its subtle performances and quasi-documentary authenticity. The film was co-directed by Kasper Bajon.
Synopsis
Julia and Piotr are a well-situated, middle-class married couple entertaining the idea of a dream holiday. At the request of Piotr’s mother, however, the pair set out instead on a trip across the Balkans, heading for a refugee camp on the Macedonian-Greek border. Klara Kochańska, winner of a Student Academy Award for her short film Tenants (Future Frames at KVIFF 2016), returns to Karlovy Vary with an intimate, independent road movie which stands out for its subtle performances and quasi-documentary authenticity. The protagonists of the film, which was co-directed by Kasper Bajon, are forced to leave their comfort zone and take a closer look at the situation of refugees in contemporary Europe, something they have only encountered thus far sitting on their sofa watching television.
Lenka Tyrpáková
About the director

Klara Kochańska (b. 1984). Filmography: Tenants (Lokatorki, 2015, short), Via Carpatia (2018). Kasper Bajon (b. 1983). Filmography: Via Carpatia (2018)
Contacts
IKH Pictures Promotion
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Poland
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E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | East of the West - Competition |
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Director: | Klara Kochańska, Kasper Bajon |
Screenplay: | Kasper Bajon, Klara Kochańska, Julia Kijowska, Piotr Borowski podle námětu / based on an idea by Kasper Bajon |
Dir. of Photography: | Zuza Kernbach, Julian A. Ch. Kernbach |
Editor: | Marcin Sucharski, Barbara Fronc |
Art Director: | Justyna Suwała |
Producer: | Agnieszka Kurzydło |
Production: | MD4 |
Coproduction: | HEAVEN'S GATE, Sektor Film, Chimney Poland, Sound Mind, Kijora Film |
Cast: | Julia Kijowska, Piotr Borowski, Bajram Severdžan, Dorota Pomykała |
Sales: | IKH Pictures Promotion |
Guests

Agnieszka Kurzydło
Producer

Klara Kochańska
Film Director

Kasper Bajon
Film Director

Piotr Borowski
Actor

Julia Kijowska
Actress

Julian Kernbach
Director of Photography

Zuzanna Kernbach
Director of Photography

Dagmara Piasecka
Producer

Kamila Kuś
Producer

Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik
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