FLORA AND FAUNA

FLORA I FAUNA

Jan (56) is a high school teacher who decides to buy a young girl’’s virginity. Marysia (15) decides to sell her first time with a man. They agree to meet and go to a hotel where their contract can be settled and consumed. Due to Jan’’s lack of erection they are unable to do so. They part ways without resolving their contract. Later in the day as emotions cool down, Jan realizes that he paid for something he did not get. Jan and Marysia meet again.

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  • Genre: Fabularny
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 29
  • Year: 2013

Director: Piotr Litwin

Script: Klara Kochańska, Piotr Litwin

DOP: Mateusz Wajda

Editing: Wojciech Rawecki Jr

Production company: PWSFTviT (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna), MX35, Fixafilm , MIMIS

About the director:

Piotr Litwin

born in 1983 in Moscow, USSR, from Polish father and Korean mother. Living in Poland since the age of 3. From 2002 till 2007 a student of Warsaw University at Law Faculty and Social Science Faculty. From 2007 till 2013 a student of Directing at the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz. Since 2011 a father. Currently writing a lot and observing how his son is growing up. "Flora and Fauna" is his graduation film.

At festivals:

25th Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2014 (competition)

19th Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania, 2014 (competition)

17th Ismailia IFF for Documentary & Shorts, Egypt, 2014 (Golden Tablet Award)

FEST - New Directors New Films Festival in Espinho, Portugal, 2014 (competition)

29th Alpinale Short Film Festival, Austria, 2014 (Honorable Mention)

19th Milano Film Festival, Italy, 2014 (competition)

58th London Film Festival, UK, 2014 (competition)

55th International Short Film Festival Brno 16, Czech Republic, 2014 (competition)

7th La Cabina Intenational Medium Lenght Film Festival, Spain, 2014 (competition)

44th ALCINE International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2014 (competition)

21st International Short Film Week Regensburg, Germany, 2015 (Special Mention)