A Polish couple on the cusp of celebrating their forty-fifth anniversary confronts still-fresh emotional wounds in this tender documentary exploration of commitment, betrayal, and forgiveness. Criterion Channel
FESTIVALS & AWARDS /selected/
Shortlisted for the 89th Academy Award (2017 Oscars)
Winner, Jury Award for Student Documentary – 2016 IDFA
Grand Jury Prize Nominee, 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Golden Dove Award – 2016 DOK Lepizig
Winner, Silver Dragon Award – 2016 Krakow FF
Winner, Audience Award– 2017 Cineast FF
Winner, Best Documentary – 2017 Montenegro FF
Winner, Best International Short – 2017 DocEdge FF
Winner, Audience Award – 2017 Sonoma IFF
Winner, Grand Prix – 2017 Indie Lisboa IFF
Winner, Best Short Film Award – 2017 Vilnius IFF
Winner, Best Director Award– 2017 Sharm FF
Winner, Best Short Documentary Film – 2017 Flickerfest IFF
Winner, Grand Prix, Audience Award – 2016 ZubrOFFka
Winner, Best Short Doc – 2017 BOGOshorts Short FF
Winner, Fist Prize Alcine – 2017 Alcala de Henares FF
Winner, Best Student Film – 2018 Molodist IFF
Winner, Best Student Film – 2017 Minsk IFF "Listapad"
Nominee, Short Film Competition – 2017 Hot Docs
Nominee, Short Film Competition – 2017 AFI Docs
Forty five years of marriage is an impressive anniversary. Barbara and Zdzisław could be proud of themselves if not for the fact that the husband left the wife for his lover eight years ago. But now they are together again, although Barbara claims that if it were not for his infirm legs, Zdzisław would still be chasing skirts around Kraków. Despite the past resentment, everyday problems with paying bills, an occupied bathroom and rearranging furniture, they have an inexplicable bond.
Photo by Weronika Bilska
Photo by Weronika Bilska
