Martwe ciało

Running time: 23’

Production: PL 2007

A documentary about two employees of a Sliseian dissection lab: the elder has more professional experience, and the younger is not yet entirely familiar with the secrets of harvesting organs. The film shows them during their work in dissection-rooms, as well as during conversations about this distinctive profession. The younger man has a son, from whom he has been concealing the drastic details of his work for a long time. He has a dream – to spend his vacation in the Seychelles. The elder man relaxes after work thanks by skiing and spending time in his beloved dovecot.

Authors:

  • Marcin Koszałka

    Cinematographer for many significant works of contemporary Polish cinema, a two-time winner in the category of cinematography at the Festival of Polish Feature Films in Gdynia, winner of the Bronze Frog at Camerimage, has received three Eagle nominations at the Polish Film Awards. Member of the Polish and the European Film Academy. Director of documentary and feature films, which he also writes and edits. Having done two school project films, in 1999 he made his debut as the director of “Such a Nice Boy I Gave Birth To,” a documentary about the relationships within his own family. The film has been awarded at festivals in Berlin, Cracow, and Nyon. Subsequent films by Koszałka received numerous awards in Karlovy Vary, Chicago, Leipzig, Cracow, Tampere, Teheran, Trento, among other places. 

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