THE BOYS

CHŁOPCY

Michał and Kid plan to commit a random murder. They choose their prey and follow it persistently. For the Kid the older and uncompromising Michał becomes an authority. At first as he gets influenced by the older friend the boy considers the murder as a test of strength gradually he comes to an understand what harsh consequences it might bring. “The boys” is a story of an evil that grows inside a person and about the human weakness as well as social solitude.

FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

  • Genre: Fabularny
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 22
  • Year: 2013

Director: Paweł Orwat

Script: Paweł Orwat, Michał Patryarcha

DOP: Patryk Jordanowicz

Music: Andrzej Smolik

Editing: Arkadiusz Chaliński

Production company: DARKLIGHTFILM STUDIO/Natalia Koszałka, Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich - Studio Munka

Trailer

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About the director:

Paweł Orwat

Paweł Orwat

born in 1979 in Koszalin, Paweł studied at the College of Photography in Wroclaw and graduated in Film Studies from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. His short film Judgment was presented at the Short Film Corner of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, 2009. He has made an independent documentary entitled "Palacz" about the Krakow-based actor and performer Jakub Palacz and has also directed several music videos.

At festivals:

Tampere Film Festival 2014, Finland, 2014 (competition)

54th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2014 (competition)

42nd Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2014 (competition)

22th Artfilm Fest, Slovakia, 2014 (competition)

20th Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece, 2014 (competition)

20th Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece, 2014 (screening)

40th FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Spain, 2014 (competition)

36th Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 2014 (competition)

12th International Festival Signes de Nuit, France, 2014 (competition)

iShorts Screenings, The Czech Republic, 2016 (competition)

Tampere Film Festival 2018, Finland, 2018 (screening)

44th Summer Film School Uherske Hradiste, The Czech Republic, 2018 (screening)