An atmospheric coming-of-age story featuring an imaginative young boy named Marek who dreams of escaping an increasingly dangerous Poland on the eve of war for beautiful Venice.
Cinematography
Polish countryside like a fever dream you can't wake from.
Acting
Walewski's eyes hold entire wars.
Direction
Kolski makes dread feel almost beautiful.
Director
Jan Jakub Kolski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kolski based the film on his own father's wartime childhood, explaining the obsessive detail in Marek's invented geography.
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