Problem

Poland2020fiction15'

A single film shot and a single event that shakes up the everyday routine of people sharing the same backyard. Everyone has things to do, everyone is in a hurry, but an unconscious man is lying on the pavement – and he is the eponymous 'problem', both for passers-by and for the services. This short story, which could be just a formal exercise, is transformed into a gripping and in-depth socio-philosophical reflection about man confronted with a tragedy. The director's documentary experience and realistic angle are quite conspicuous here.

directed by: Tomasz Wolski
Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A graduate of Journalism at the Jagiellonian University and the Documentary Course at the Wajda School (2003). Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP), Polish Academy of Film (PAF), and European Film Academy (EFA). Since 2024, he has also served on the Polish Film Institute (PISF) Council. His feature-length documentary 1970 was screened at over 50 international festivals worldwide and received numerous awards (Visions du Réel, Krakow Film Festival, Zagrebdox, Festival Film Dokumenter, Batumi International Art House Film Festival). He also edited Sergei Loznitsa’s films Babi Yar. Context and The Kiev Trial, as well as Anna Gawlita’s Krzyżoki.
cinematography: Wojciech Staroń
script: Katarzyna Tybinka
cast: Michał Pawlik, Magda Alexander, Piotr Grabowski, Adam Szyszkowski, Marcin Janos Krawczyk, Dorota Kuduk, Lech Mackiewicz, Anna Krotoska, Agata Sasinowska, Katarzyna Nejman, Łucja Wolska
sound: Zofia Moruś, Tomasz Wolski, Marcin Lenarczyk
editing: Tomasz Wolski
production: Anna Gawlita (Kijora Film)
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