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All About the Levkoviches
Adam Breier, Hungary, 2024, 85 min
WARSAW PREMIERE. After his wife's death, the stubborn Hungarian boxing coach agrees with his estranged Jewish orthodox son to let him mourn in his house. During the seven day long shiva Tamás and Iván are faced with their old grievances. Although the big-hearted but stubborn boxing coach Tamás (70) has a kind word for everyone, he and his son, Iván (35), an Orthodox Jew living in Israel, refuse to talk to each other for years. Their relationship has deteriorated to the point where Tamás has never even met his own grandson, Ari ... read more
10.11, Sunday | 14:00 | Muzeum POLIN
AMONG NEIGHBORS
Director: Yoav Potash. Executive Producer: Anita Friedman. Directors of Animation: Marcin Podolec, José Garnelo, USA, Poland, 2024, 103 min
WORLD PREMIERE. CLOSING GALA. Q&A WITH PRODUCER/DIRECTOR YOAV POTASH, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ANITA FRIEDMAN, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE FILM. Combining evocative hand-drawn animation with revelatory interviews and verité footage, "Among Neighbors" examines Jewish-Polish relations through the story of Gniewoszów, a small, rural town where Jews and Polish Catholics lived side by side for centuries. At its core, the film zeroes in on the last living Holocaust survivor from the town, and an aging eyewitness who saw Jews murdered there — n ... read more
10.11, Sunday | 19:00 | Muzeum POLIN
Holy Week / Săptămâna Mare
Andrei Cohn, Romania, France, Switzerland, Turkey, 2024, 131 min
WARSAW PREMIERE. The Holy Week, around 1900, somewhere in Romania. The Jewish innkeeper Leiba decides to expel his rowdy Christian employee, Gheorghe. Revengeful, Gheorghe promises to return on Easter Night to “settle a score”. Romanian countryside at the turn of the 20th century. At Leiba's inn, travelers stop by and local peasants hang out. They exchange gossip and news from faraway lands, drink heavily and never miss an opportunity to tease the Jew. When the innkeeper decides to fire his unruly Christian helper, the vengefu ... read more
08.11, Friday | 20:15 | KINO MURANÓW
JEWS BY CHOICE
Justyna Gawełko, Tomer Slutzky, Poland, Israel, USA, 2024, 77’ min
WARSAW PREMIERE. In a picturesque Czech town, an alliance of ordinary citizens become inspired to renovate their local synagogue, convert to Judaism, and give birth to the first Jewish community in the region since the Holocaust. The small Czech city of Karniów near the Polish border was for centuries home to a thriving Jewish community. After the war and the Holocaust, all that remained there was an impressive 19th-century synagogue, which was ruined by a flood in 1997. And it was the idea to restore it to its former glory that led a group of ... read more
07.11, Thursday | 18:00 | KINO MURANÓW
MY FATHER’S CASTLE (Le château de mon père)
Filip Flatau, France, 2023, 52 min
POLISH PREMIERE. Krzysztof, 82, is obsessed with the idea of leaving Paris and moving to Poznan - the city where he spent his early years. His son, who is accompanying him with a camera, tries to understand his motivation. It's the story of a Jewish child who grows up under the German occupation, without a father and without knowing who he really is. It's the story of a lonely teenage boy who, after his Catholic First Communion, learns from an anonymous letter that he is Jewish. It's the story of a man who one day decides to flee c ... read more
09.11, Saturday | 16:00 | Muzeum POLIN
REAL PAIN
Jesse Eisenberg, USA, Poland, 2024, 90 min
POLISH PREMIERE. "A Real Pain" follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. The movie had its World Premiere on 20 January 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Waldo Salt Award for Best Screenplay in the US Dramatic Competition, and a standing ovation from the audience. In an interview with Vogue Pol ... read more
05.11, Tuesday | 20:00 | Muzeum POLIN
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