Labour

7 films
Work in human life plays a huge role. It should satisfy material needs, influence the development of a person, give satisfaction and self-esteem.

  • Be Somebody (Być kimś)

    dir. Michał Toczek
    fab2023

    Together with his family, Wiktor moves into a recently bought flat, which turns out to have belonged to Lech Wałęsa, an ordinary electrician who became Poland’s president many years ago. When his wife learns about it, she comes up with a crazy idea. Suspended between a drama and a comedy, this perverse story shows what it means to ‘be someone’ or just yourself.

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    Awards:Golden Hobby-Horse
      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
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      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

  • Happy Ending

    dir. Élodie Yung
    fab2022

    A secret from the past combined with the drudgery of everyday life in the company of sweating machos and patronising managers may turn out to be an explosive mixture worthy of Park Chan-wook’s cinema of vengeance and passion. But the film was made by young debutante Élodie Yung, who invites us to a massage parlour where a young immigrant from Cambodia offers her services.

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      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
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      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

  • Money and Happiness

    dir. Ana Nedeljković, Nikola Majdak
    anim2022

    Welcome to Hamsterland - the land of happy corporation workers, constantly growing GDP and money that is enough to pay for everything. Statistics is a religion here, while economic indicators reflect the level of satisfaction among residents. A satire on the world founded on money and power.

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  • No Elephant in the Room (Globus)

    dir. Clara Kleininger-Wanik
    dok2022

    When a new law banning circus shows featuring animals enters into force, Adi and Mioara, animal trainers in a Bucharest circus, must come up with an idea of how to make their shows more attractive so that they do not lose their audience. A world-famous circus director arrives at Romania from as far as Las Vegas in order to help.

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    Awards:Special Mention

  • The Old (Stary)

    dir. Tomasz Śliwiński, Magda Hueckel
    dok2023

    A one-of-a-kind portrayal of the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Kraków. The camera follows the halls inside the building and reveals the secrets hiding in its walls. It takes us to places behind the curtains, inaccessible for the audience on a regular day, and stumbles upon the people of the theatre, both real and legendary. The spirit of the theatre becomes alive on the screen.

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  • The Syrian Cosmonaut (Suriyeli Kozmonot)

    dir. Charles Emir Richards
    dok2022

    He went off into space and disappeared. Although the first Syrian cosmonaut safely landed on Earth, he was soon forced to leave his homeland. His criticism of the authoritarian regime turned hero Muhammad Faris into an enemy who should be erased from history records.

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      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
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      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD

  • Underdog (Charbon)

    dir. David Arslanian
    fab2022

    Winter, by night. Mirko, a 23-year-old student, has only a few hours left to pay back his unpaid rent or he will be evicted. As a bicycle deliveryman at night, he must succeed in making a maximum of orders to pay off his debt.

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    Awards:Silver Dragon / Special Award
      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
    • VOD
      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD