THREE FOR THE TAKING

TRÓJKA DO WZIĘCIA

Carefree life of a 16-year-old Inga is broken off with the news of her mother’s fatal illness. From one day to the next Inga is left alone with two younger siblings. She has to run away from the welfare workers who want to place her in an emergency shelter for children. Inga wander with the kids from her boyfriend’s to her aunt’s. Like it or not, she becomes a mother for the kids. For the sacrifices she receives unusual recompense…

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  • Genre: Fabularny
  • Country: Polska
  • Running time: 39
  • Year: 2006

Director: Bartek Konopka

Script: Bartek Konopka, Piotr Borkowski

DOP: Piotr Rosołowski

Music: Wojciech Waglewski

Editing: Rafał Listopad

Production company: Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy (obecnie: Wajda Studio)

About the director:

Bartek Konopka

Bartek Konopka

Oscar nominated for the “Rabbit a la Berlin” (2009) documentary that was shown at more than 70 festivals, received a dozen prizes and had been sold to 40 countries. His feature fiction debut “Fear of Falling” (2011) premiered at Montreal IFF (awarded at Mannheim, Mumbai, Lecce, Vincennes, Gdynia). Released in cinemas in France, Spain, Iran and  Poland. Author of many documentaries and couple of fictions that gained an international acclaim. Bartek is a graduate of film studies at the Jagiellonian University Krakow and Film Directing at the Silesian University in Katowice. Member of European Film Academy and the Board of Polish Film Institute.

At festivals:

Slamdance Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, 2007 (competition)

The Premiers Plans Film Festival, Paris, France, 2007 (competition)

SlamDance On The Road, Łaźnia Nowa, 2007 (competition)

Festival de Cannes - Short Film Corner, France, 2007 (screening)

Message to Man International Film Festival, Petersburg, Russia, 2007 (competition)

Era New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland, 2007 (competition)

Fresh Film Fest, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 2007 (screening)

Aye Aye International Film Festival, Nancy, France, 2007 (competition)

Brest European Short Film Festival, 2007 (competition)

Amsterdam Shorts!, The Netherlands, 2008 (competition)

Molodist, Kiyev, Ukraine, 2008 (screening)

2nd Seoul International Family Film Festival, Korea, 2008 (competition)

Polish Film Festival – Journey to Poland, Bristol, UK, 2009 (screening)

KINOTEKA - 9th Polish Film Festival, London, UK, 2011 (screening)

The New Generation of Polish Filmmakers, USA, 2012 (screening)