| Director: | Damian Kocur |
|---|---|
| Production: | Munk Studio - Polish, Filmmakers Association Ewa Jastrzębska,
Jerzy Kapuściński, Michał Sadowsk, Canal+ Poland,
Silesia Film Fund,
KIVI,
King House Michal Sadowski, EXA Studio, |
| Running Time: | 99’ |
| Language: | Polish, English |
| Country: | Poland |
| Year: | |
| Main Cast: | Tymoteusz Bies, Jacek Bies, Dawid Piejko,Nikola Raczko, Nadim Suleiman, Nadeem Shalave |
| Screenplay: | Damian Kocur |
| Cinematographer: | Tomasz Woźniczka |
| Editor: | Alan Zejer |
| Production Designer: | Ewa Mroczkowska |
| Costume Designer: | Zuzanna Kot |
| Sound: | Katarzyna Białas, Łukasz Kaczmarski |
Cinema
Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt)
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Inspired by true events, played by non- professionals. Tymek, a young, talented pianist, student of the Warsaw Academy of Music, returns to his small hometown for a vacation, a place where time has stood still. The central meeting point for local youth is the newly created kebab bar. Tymek witnesses a growing conflict between Arab kebab workers and his colleagues from the neighbourhood. A conflict that will turn out to be tragic.
Director’s Statement
The film is inspired by the events that took place a couple of years ago in a small Polish town. An immigrant working in a bar stabbed a 20-something-year-old Pole to death. After the tragedy, the local community and the whole country became convinced that the murder was based on religious grounds. There were calls to boycott Arab restaurants, or even to kill Muslims. Poland experienced, or is still experiencing, a wave of attacks on places where immigrants work. But it was this little town that became a lens focusing the current moods of people all over Europe.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Jacek Bromski, Ewa Jastrzebska, Jerzy Kapuscinski– Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association
Panska 85
00-834 – Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 225565470
studiomunka@sfp.org.pl
PRODUCTION 2: Canal+ Poland
Al. Gen. W. Sikorskiego 9
02-758 – Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 515285732
film@canalplus.pl
OTHER COPRODUCTIONS: Silesia Film Fund; KIVI Rental; King House Michal Sadowski; EXA Studio
WORLD SALES: Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik – IKH Pictures Promotion
Zloty Potok 8/39
02-699 – Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 514254490
iza@ikh.com.pl
PRESS OFFICE: Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik – IKH Pictures Promotion
Zloty Potok 8/39
02-699 – Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 514254490
iza@ikh.com.pl
