Archive of films Via Carpatia / Via Carpatia

Poland / Czech Republic / North Macedonia
2018, 75 min

Section: East of the West - Competition
Year: 2018

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]

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About the film

Color, DCP
World premiere

Section:	East of the West - Competition

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