THE FENCE

OGRODZENIE




Mother (Maria Seweryn) and daughter (Michalina Rodak) live alone in a small house on the outskirts of the village. Their close relations get distorted by appearing of a mysterious man. Are women able to defend themselves from mutual jealousy and distrust? The film is based on the story of Aleksandra Duda "Olive" and refers to Eighth Commandment "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." as a part of film cycle produced within the project „Dekalog 89+”. Tomek Matuszczak is one of the ten young directors which has taken the challenge of making new film on the Decalogue Commandment’s impact for young generations, due to the project made on 20th anniversary of launching the famous "Decalogue" by Krzysztof Kieślowski.

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION



  • Genre: Fabularny
  • Country: Polska
  • Running time: 21
  • Year: 2009

Director: Tomasz Matuszczak

Script: Tomasz Matuszczak

DOP: Maciej Sobieraj

Music: Tomasz Stroynowski

Editing: Tymek Wiskirski

Production company: Harpoon Films

About the director:

Tomasz Matuszczak




Born in 1979. Graduate of National Film School in Lodz in the faculty of film directing. He has directed several short films including "New Day", "Cigarette Case" and "Autorepair". He was also the second director on the set of the movie "Happy Aphonya" directed by Jan Jakub Kolski. He lives in Warsaw.

At festivals:

B16 - International Competitive Festival Of Short Fiction Films, Czech Republic, 2010 (Special Mention (category: independent professional) )

ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid, 2010 (screening)

22st Istanbul International Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2010 (screening)

Mediawave "Another Connection" International Film and Music Festival, Hungary, 2011 (competition)

9th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2011 (competition)

5th International FIlm Festival Kratkofil Plus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011 (competition)

Arcipelago International Festival of Short Films and New Images, Italy, 2012 (screening)

10th Tabor Film Festival, Croatia, 2012 (screening)