STONE SILENCE

KAMIENNA CISZA

In 2005 in the village of Spingul, northern Afghanistan, a woman charged with adultery was killed. 29-year-old
Amina, according to different versions, was stoned to death, strangled, died of heart attack or committed suicide. Her husband, living in Iran where he went just after the wedding to look for a job, does not react to his wife’s death. An alleged lover of Amina runs away from the village and hides far away from his home valley. Despite the court judgement, all the murder suspects are free…

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  • Genre: Dokumentalny
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 51
  • Year: 2007

Director: Krzysztof Kopczyński

DOP: Jacek Petrycki, Hanna Polak

Editing: Anna Dymek

Production company: TVP S.A., Society Films, Krzysztof Kopczyński - Eureka Media

About the director:

Krzysztof Kopczyński

Krzysztof Kopczyński

A Doctor of Humanities, university lecturer, during the martial law period he was an underground publisher. Since 1995 he has been a producer and director of documentaries. An owner of the Eureka Media company, author of books and articles on the media, film and culture of the 19th century and contemporary period. A coauthor of educational film projects Russia – Poland. New Gaze and Kabul – My City. He produced more than 130 films and TV programmes that were shown in more than 30 countries and won more than 50 festival awards. Stone silence is his directing debut.

At festivals:

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Holland, 2007 (screening)

Human Right Documentary Film Days, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2008 (competition)

DocAviv, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2008 (competition)

Documenta Madrid 08, Spain, 2008 (competition)

12th Ismalia International Festival For Documentary & Short Films, Egypt, 2008 (screening)

International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania, 2009 (competition)