Communion

Communion

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Director:Anna Zamecka
Length:72 minutes
Genre:Document

International Competition

Director: Anna Zamecka

Being the head of the household is a great responsibility and hard work. This is especially true for Ola, a 14-year-old Polish girl who cares for her autistic brother and apathetic father, who spends most of the day sitting in front of the television. This test of fate has cost her her childhood and usual girlish pleasures. But one wish remains – the return of her mother and the restoration of her dysfunctional family. Ola has placed all her faith in her brother Nikodema's Holy Communion. In her mind the celebration that follows this test of adulthood is to become a link to her broken family. The endless fight is a testament to the strength of a desperate girl who despite numerous rejections still believes in change.

Length: 72 min

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • Poland

International Competition

Director: Anna Zamecka

Being the head of the household is a great responsibility and hard work. This is especially true for Ola, a 14-year-old Polish girl who cares for her autistic brother and apathetic father, who spends most of the day sitting in front of the television. This test of fate has cost her her childhood and usual girlish pleasures. But one wish remains – the return of her mother and the restoration of her dysfunctional family. Ola has placed all her faith in her brother Nikodema's Holy Communion. In her mind the celebration that follows this test of adulthood is to become a link to her broken family. The endless fight is a testament to the strength of a desperate girl who despite numerous rejections still believes in change.

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • Poland