10/24, 16:00 · Kino Centrum
It a partly animated feature and documentary film, telling a story about a man who starts a hunger strike to draw attention to his injustice. Unfortunately, it does not change anything and the man is allowed to day in his cell, before the very eyes of the society. Now, when he has already walked the path to beyond, we must face the guilt of failing to provide enough love and remaining passive.
The film is based on true events, which took place in our country. On 11th July 2007, somebody steals a wallet full of credit cards from a certain judge. People describe the perpetrator as a black-haired man of swarthy complexion. The police must be quick about catching the alleged thief, in order to make the judge happy: the offender turns out to be Claudiu Crulic, 33, a Romanian citizen. Claudiu Crulic claims he had been in Milan at the time the crime was committed.
Director: | Anca Damian |
Screenplay: | Anca Damian |
Music: | Piotr Dzióbek |
Cinematography: | Dan Panaitescu, Raluca Popa, Dragos Stefan, Roxana Bentu, Tuliu Oltean (grafika i animacja / graphics and animation) |
Editing: | Catalin Cristutiu |
Cast: | Maciej Stuhr, Andrzej Olejnik (głosy / voices) |
Awards: | Nagroda Specjalna Jury, Don Kichot, Najlepsza Muzyka, Najlepszy Dźwięk / Special Jury Award, Don Quixote Award, best Music, Best Sound – FPFF Gdynia / Gdynia Film Festival (2012); Jantar Stanisława Różewicza za reżyserię / Stanislaw Rozewicz Jantar for Directing – Festiwalu Debiutów Filmowych „Młodzi i Film”, Koszalin / Young and Cinema Debut Films Festival in Koszalin (2012); Nagroda Don Kichota / Don Quixote Award – MFF w Locarno / IFF in Locarno (2012) |
Studied at the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts where she obtained a diploma in Cinematography and a Doctor’s degree in Arts, Cinema and Media.
Her second feature as director, screenwriter and producer Crulic — The Path to Beyond (Crulic drumul spre dincolo), came recently to the international attention. Both the autobiographic narration and the experimental form ensured the Kafkaesque movie favor of many festival selectors – Locarno, BFI London, Annecy, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Pusan, New Directors/New Films in New York among others. The movie got the Cristal Award in Annecy, and more than 15 prizes at other festivals.
In 2008 she made her first long feature film as a director, screenwriter and co-producer. Crossing Dates (Intalniri incrucisate, 2008) was selected at Pusan, Chicago, Goa, Cottbus, Goteborg and Rome. Before this, Anca worked as a director, screenwriter and producer for several documentaries on art, and also worked as director of photography of two feature films.