Top 10 by Krzysztof Gierat

10 films
I love all the films invited to the festival, but for our PR I choose a few titles from among those that will have their world premiere in Krakow.

  • Hotel Centaur

    dir. Lino Kafidas, Dimitrios Kafidas
    fab2022

    Centaurs are creatures from the Greek mythology with a head and torso of a man on the body of a horse. Supposedly, they lived in Greek forests. Some people who believe they really exist are willing to pay large sums for a meeting with them. In Hotel Centaur, located in picturesque surroundings, a group of colourful eccentrics organise a get-together.

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

  • Mariupol. A Hundred Nights (Mariupolʹ. Sto nochey)

    dir. Sofiia Melnyk
    anim2023

    A dramatic and shocking picture of the Russian invasion in Ukraine presented from the perspective of a four-year-old girl. To create the animation, authentic photographs of destroyed buildings and drawings of war made by children were used. This terrifying film does not allow the viewer to remain indifferent.

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

  • Mudhole (Moddergat)

    dir. Job Antoni
    fab2022

    In 2039, a delegation of the International Climate Tribunal arrives at Moddergat, a small village on the Dutch coast. The time has come to make a human sacrifice to Mother Earth or other forces. Who, if not humans, is responsible for the terrible condition of our planet? Can a volunteer change his mind at the last moment?

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

  • My Old Gals (Moje stare)

    dir. Natasza Parzymies
    fab2023

    Zofia and Ania are two senior ladies, each quite a character. They have already put the years of madness behind them – or maybe not yet? They have not seen each other for half a century. Each followed her own path. Now, they meet again and set off on a journey together like Thelma and Louise to grapple with life and their dreams. Or maybe it is all lost?

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

  • Outside

    dir. Izabela Plucińska
    anim2023

    Freshly washed shirts on a string, high-heels and a vivid lipstick – everything that will make the partner happy. A moment of inattention is enough to provoke the man to aggression. A macabre animation about violence in the family.

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

  • Radical Move

    dir. Aniela Gabryel
    dok2023

    A theatre or a sect? Art or violence? For the first time the members of the legendary theatre collective Workcenter founded by Jerzy Grotowski speak so frankly about their experiences related to work using the methods devised by one of the greatest revolutionaries in Polish and international theatre.

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    Awards:Special Award

  • Son! (Sine!)

    dir. Nina Đukanović, Goran Ivanović
    anim2023

    ‘Girls should not have opinions. If you have a daughter, she will cook you a meal or give you medication. A son will protect you and a daughter will feed you.’ Don’t they both deserve to live? The animation touches upon a difficult and hidden subject – sex-selective abortions performed in Montenegro.

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

  • The Dmitriev Affair

    dir. Jessica Gorter
    dok2023

    Deep inside the Russian forests, against the wishes of the authorities, 60-year-old Yuri Dmitriev searches for mass graves from the era of Stalin’s terror against his own people - until one day he is arrested and sentenced to 15 years in a penal colony. Following Yuri closely, the film paints a shocking picture of the way the Russian state rewrites history and treats its citizens.

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  • The Land You Belong

    dir. Elena Rebeca Carini
    dok2023

    From Northern Italy to Bucharest is a long way to go for the film director in search for her biological family. This journey is also an expedition inside her own identity. Adopted by an Italian couple in her early childhood, she has no idea what the missing Romanian piece of the puzzle will be like.

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  • Ula

    dir. Agnieszka Iwańska
    dok2023

    ‘This is the cradle of our beloved music. We need to verify our skills there’, said Michał Urbaniak to Polish jazz vocalist Urszula Dudziak to convince her to go and conquer the US with him. The film is a recording of the fascinating and tumultuous journey reported from off-screen by the artist herself.

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    Awards:Golden Heynal
      Online edition of the 63rd KFF
    • VOD
      From 2 to 18.06KFF VOD