A 60-year-old Polish farmer discovers techno and briefly escapes his wife's Alzheimer's. Devastating and weirdly beautiful.
Ryszard - a sixty years old farmer living in a small, Polish village in complete seclusion takes care over his wife, who struggles with Alzheimer's. A young girl from a big city who he stumbles upon by accident introduces him to a world of techno music which, for at least a brief moment, helps him forget about the grave responsibility he has to carry on his shoulders.
Acting
Leszek Abrahamowicz's face holds entire lifetimes of exhaustion.
Direction
Łysiak makes 24 minutes feel like an epic tragedy.
Sound
Techno as emotional release — never thought I'd cry to a beat drop.
Director
Tadeusz Łysiak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Poland's rural-urban divide is brutal — this film captures young Warsaw ravers and elderly farmers existing in parallel universes that accidentally collide.
Director Łysiak based this on real encounters — techno really is huge in Polish villages, and caregivers really do disappear into isolation.
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