Forest

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 84 min
  • Premiere: 2024. March 13.

Young, brimming with hope, and striving to build a better life for their children and themselves, Asia and Marek, have relocated to the edge of one of Europe's oldest forests, along Poland’s eastern border. For their three children, the forest is not only a vast playground but also something akin to a second home. However, as the refugee crisis casts its long shadow on the whole of Europe and Poland’s borders turn into one of the central scenes of this drama, with unwelcome refugees trapped between two countries, the family’s quiet days seem numbered. Aiding “illegal immigrants” is prohibited by their country’s laws, but how does one refuse to help someone in need? Discovering a captivating, poetic equilibrium between the deeply personal and the essentially political, Forest brings to the forefront the natural landscape, as well as the characters’ emotional environment, crafting a film that resonates loudly and goes beyond pompous statements.

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Camera

Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi

Director of Photography

Directing

Lidia Duda

Director

Editing

Filip Stanisławski

Assistant Editor

Lidia Duda

Editor

Production

Lidia Duda

Co-Producer

Michal Sikora

Co-Producer

Writing

Lidia Duda

Writer

Camera

Zuzanna Zachara-Hassairi

Director of Photography

Directing

Lidia Duda

Director

Editing

Filip Stanisławski

Assistant Editor

Lidia Duda

Editor

Production

Lidia Duda

Co-Producer

Michal Sikora

Co-Producer

Writing

Lidia Duda

Writer