SLAVE

NIEWOLNIK

Nikodem serves his sentence under a new penitentiary programme involving work at the house of Maja and Łukasz who have full power over him. The household members are surprised when Nikodem’s appeal is successful and he regains his freedom. Despite the fact that they could have parted ways and never met again,
they stay together for one more day.

  • Genre: Live action
  • Country: Polska
  • Running time: 29
  • Year: 2021
  • Color: colour

Director: Grzegorz Piekarski

Script: Grzegorz Piekarski, Antoni Grałek

DOP: Antoni Grałek

Music: Teoniki Rożynek

Editing: Nikodem Chabior, Grzegorz Piekarski

Sound: Bartosz Idzi, Maciej Amilkiewicz

Production company: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego

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About the director:

Grzegorz Piekarski

Grzegorz Piekarski

Grzegorz Piekarski was born in Warsaw. In 2014 he received a Master of Science in Mechatronics at Warsaw University of Technology. He is a Scholarship holder of the „Młoda Polska” programme of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Currently he is studying film directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice.

Filmography:

2017 – Pasdar
2017 – Jet Lag

At festivals:

29th EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival, Poland, 2021 (screening)

18th FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival 2022, Portugal, 2022 (competition)

32. FilmFestival Cottbus 2022, Germany, 2022 (competition)

70th Martovski Festival - Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia, 2023 (screening)