TREASURE 
Partners of the screening: The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation and The German Embassy in Warsaw
dir. Julia von Heinz, Germany, France, Poland, USA, 2024, 112 min
WARSAW PREMIERE. "Treasure" is a story about a search for identity and family ties. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure. A father-daughter road trip, "Treasure" follows Ruth (Lena Dunham) and her father Edek (Stephen Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a comical journey to 1990s Poland. While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family’s past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. He’s following his Jewish roots: the journey is a return, many years later, to the places he chose to leave after World War II. The emotional and moving journey leads them through Warsaw, Lodz and Krakow to the place with which Edek’s most painful memories are connected – Auschwitz-Birkenau. The two characters are guided through a country that’s rising from its ashes by a charming cab driver (Zbigniew Zamachowski), and a succession of people they meet along the way help them fulfill the plan the elderly man has crafted for his journey. German director Julia von Heinz bases her film on a true story described in Lily Brett’s best-selling autobiographical novel. It caught the eye of Lena Dunham - she not only performs in one of the two main roles, but also serves as the film’s producer. Q&A with director Julia von Heinz!
Partners of the screening: The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation and The German Embassy in Warsaw
Awards and Festivals: Berlinale 2024, Tribeca Festival 2024
09-11-2024 14:00, Muzeum POLIN
Language: English, Polish Subtitles: Polish, English
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