Directed by Krzysztof Lang
Poland, 2022
Drama
Polish
115 Minutes
Two young students - Hania (Vanessa Aleksander, Wartime Girls) and Janek - meet and fall in love in the midst of social turmoil and Jewish discrimination in 1960’s Warsaw. While the young lovers are uninterested in politics, they find themselves unable to avoid it when Hania's father and mother lose their jobs due to the anti-Semitic purge and are forced to emigrate. Hania does not want to leave Janek, and the couple soon participate in a protest rally at the university where they discover freedom comes at a high price.
Awards
Audience Award for Best Feature Films - Spokane Jewish Film Festival 2024
Audience Award for Best Narrative - Washington DC JxJ Film Festival 2023
Audience Award for Best Feature - Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival 2023
Audience Award for Best Narrative - Jewish International Film Festival Australia 2022
Honorable Mention , International Jury Competition- Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2022