A VISIT

ODWIEDZINY

In a care home surrounded by magical forest deep in the middle of nowhere, the residents lead quiet, unruffled lives. Only Sundays seem to bring any variety. For Sunday is visiting day. On Sunday, the residents’ preparations for their families’ arrival start with the early morning. Yet with every passing hour their hope of seeing their loved ones dwindles. They have no choice but to believe that their visitors have lost their way in the forest. But they are sure to come next week.

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

  • Genre: Dokumentalny
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 11
  • Year: 2013

Director: Matej Bobrik

Script: Matej Bobrik

DOP: Artur Sienicki

Editing: Grzegorz Szczepaniak

Production company: Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich - Studio Munka , Karolew Film

Trailer

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About the director:

Matej Bobrik

Matej Bobrik

Born in 1982 in Prague. Since 2006 he has been studying Film Directing at the Film School in Łódź. His films include: She Said She Loves Me (2007), Akwarium (2008) and Where the Sun Doesn’t Rush (2009), “Ewa and Marcin” (2009),  ,,Dom śmierci” (2010), "Self (less) portrait" (2012), "A Visit” (2013), "Light in August" (2014).

At festivals:

13. T-mobile New Horizons, Poland, 2013 (competition)

IDFA - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2013 (screening)

One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2014 (competition)

It's All True - 19th IDFF Brazil, 2014 (competition)

16th Doc Aviv Film Festival, 2014 (screening)

17th Ismailia IFF for Documentary & Shorts, Egypt, 2014 (competition)

AFI Docs, USA, 2014 (competition)

KALIBER 35 Munich International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2014 (competition)

12th International Short Film Festival IN THE PALACE, Bulgaria, 2014 (Best Documentary Film)

"Love and anarchy" Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland, 2014 (competition)

Szczecin European Film Festival, Poland/Germany, 2014 (competition)

30th Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, 2014 (screening)

14th Un festival c'est trop court, France , 2014 (competition)

12th FIKE International Short Film Festival, Portugal, 2014 (competition)

30th interfilm International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2014 (competition)

2014 International “Gold Panda” Awards for Documentary, China, 2014 (competition)

Festival Al Este de Lima, Peru, 2015 (screening)

18th Unithea Theatre Festival, Germany, 2015 (competition)

IDFF "Flahertiana", Russia, 2015 (screening)

Semana del Cortometraje de la Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, 2016 (screening)

Festival de Finos Filmes, Brazil, 2019 (screening)

Quebec City Film Festival 2019, Canada, 2019 (screening)