End of Natalka's World

Poland2023documentary52'Konkurs polski (2023)

Natalka is a bright nine-year old narrator of this Silesian story. She lives with her family in the little village of Nieboczowy, which in fact disappeared from the map in 2020 – all the residents were resettled as the area was to be used as a construction site for a retention reservoir. The region had been frequently flooded and after the flood of the millennium, the final decision was made. The residents, some of whom had spent their entire lives in the village, had to leave their homes, which were emptied of all the belongings and then demolished. For some people, it is their private end of the world.