PFF 2018: Via Carpatia

Polish Film Festival

Julia and Piotr are a well-situated, middle-class married couple entertaining the idea of a dream holiday. At the request of Piotr’s mother, however, the pair set out instead on a trip across the Balkans, heading for a refugee camp on the Macedonian-Greek border.

Director Klara Kochanska, winner of a Student Academy Award for her short film Tenants, returns to Karlovy Vary with an intimate, independent road movie which stands out for its subtle performances and quasi-documentary authenticity. The protagonists of the film are forced to leave their comfort zone and take a closer look at the situation of refugees in contemporary Europe, something they have only encountered thus far sitting on their sofa watching television.

Rating

CTC

Country

PL

Language

Polish

Director

Klara Kochanska, Kasper Bajon