# fear and terror / period drama / mystery / duel / Polish premiere

THE CONTRACT

drama, horror / Poland / 2021 / 1h 12min

1837, winter, Tsarist Russia. Fates of two men become interlinked by love to a certain woman. One of the men is Alexander, a poet; the other one – a French baron George d’Anthes. The protagonists’ choices are complicated by an appearance of a sinister and mysterious stranger. “We are wandering in a maze where the only exit has been bricked up” – in a dark court corridor a silent whisper can be heard. Trapped in a world of court intrigues, the men are forced to fight a duel of honor. “The Contract” is a story about love, evanescence and evil, which does its utmost to get human souls into its clutches.

directed by: Bruno Brejt
screenplay: Bruno Brejt
starring: Kordian Rekowski, Grzegorz Kwiecień, Ela Modzelewska, Piotr Fronczewski, and others
cinematography: Adam Andrzejewski
editing: Bruno Brejt
language: Polish
subtitles: English

POLISH PREMIERE: Splat!FilmFest 2021

Age restriction: 16+