Gucia

Poland1985documentary16'Special Screening

Seven-year-old Tom, disappointed by the behaviour of Gucia, a girl his age, offers to turn her into a boy, Peter, with whom he will get along better. After the magical transformation, the children continue their journey back home, which is filled with games and the exploration of the unknown. The protagonists navigate rough spaces and visit unfriendly places, but their urban journey is filled with carefree and fairytale elements, which enable them to transform the grey reality. The story told by Dorota Kędzierzawska forty years ago shows that expectations and ideas about sexuality and one’s role in society emerge very early in our lives.