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Mai, fleeing Vietnam, ends up in an illegal workplace in Poland. A growing affection for Daria in the new country becomes a hope to escape from a trap. The past, however, is unwilling to forget Mai....
One of the first Polish fiction films to feature people of Vietnamese descent speaking the Vietnamese language in the lead roles. Shot on 16mm Kodak film stock.
- GENRE:
- fiction
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 27'
- YEAR:
- 2024
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Konrad Kultys
- SCRIPT:
- Konrad Kultys
- DOP:
- Vincent Prochoroff
- EDITOR:
- Aleksandra Kasprowicz
- CAST:
- Lan Pham, Viet Ahn Do, Helena Urbańska, Tran Anh Vu
- MUSIC:
- Magdalena Sowul
- SOUND:
- Artur Walaszczyk
- PRODUCTION:
- Agata Golańska, Szkoła Filmowa w Łodzi
Konrad Kultys »
A film directing student and cinematography graduate of the Łódź Film School, he holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts. An alumnus of the Directors Series 2024 program at the NFTS in Beaconsfield, his films have been screened at over 70 festivals across five continents. Stagnant, written and directed by Konrad, was the most awarded Polish feature short at international festivals in 2022.In 2024, he won the TVN Warner Bros. Discovery competition and created a short sci-fi film using a volume LED screen (Aura 2025). He also completed several other short films set to be released in 2025 in Poland and the UK (Glitter, Harmony Cleaning, Unbeing, Conception Game). A member of the Polish Filmmakers Association, he works between Poland and the United Kingdom.