After the death of his wife due to Parkinson’s disease, a respected professor working in a dissecting room wants to invent a breakthrough cure for this disorder. For this purpose, he conducts tests on pregnant women. The professor meets his Assistant, a young student, and begins to wrap him around his finger. Drawing the man into his dark interests, while trying to find an antidote.
director: Tomasz Pulchny screenwriters: Bianka Strzebońska, Tomasz Pulchny cast: Cezary Żak, Karol Skoczek, Grażyna Zielińska, Marta Julia Skoczek, Andrzej Kroczyński, Elżbieta Okupska cinematography: Mika Garbarczyk editing: Dominik Czaja music: Roman Hyla language: Polish subtitles: English film’s age rate: 16+
Tomasz Pulchny He graduated from the University of Silesia in Katowice with a master’s degree in the field of cultural studies, specializing in film studies. He became interested in cinema in his childhood, making various amateur films with friends. In pursuit of a serious career in the film industry, he recorded his amateur film debut “Droga do domu,” which premiered in 2020. Then, as a co-director, co-writer, and co-producer, he created the short film “The Final Solution,” where Michał Czernecki and Nel Kaczmarek played the main roles. He made his solo directing debut with a short fictional film “Minus One” in 2022.
DARKER fantasy, drama, horror / Belgium, Netherlands / 2022 / 16 min 16 s When her father goes missing, young Rhena enters the woods to seek out a mythological…
