DEPORTACJA (DEPORTATION)
“Peppered with black humour and using an absurd ambiance and style à la Kaurismaki, the script unfolds with striking visual elegance.” (FID Marseille)
In the snow-covered, austere landscape of a Polish town, a young North African seeks elusive comfort. The soup he eats at the local Arab restaurant doesn’t taste like the one back home, his flat is sadness itself and his future doesn’t look too bright. After witnessing the ‘lucky’ deportation of a friend, Halim attempts to commit an offence in order to be repatriated. He hadn’t counted on meeting a pretty Slav policewoman…
Festival Screenings
Warsaw Biennale, Poland 2019
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine 2019
Żubroffka IFF, Bialystok, Poland 2019
Batumi Art House Film Festival, Georgia 2018
FID Marseille, France 2018
Running time: 21'39" •
Cast: Arjun Talwar, Aga Klepacka •
Cinematography: Sandro Wysocki •
Sound Design: Joanna Szczesnowicz •
Scenography: Konrad Laprus •
Editing: Arjun Talwar, Antoni Gralek •
Production Managers: Martyna Siwinska, Aleksandra Makos, Maja Kuriata •
Produced by PWSFTviT (Lodz Film School) •
Written and directed by Sandro Wysocki and Arjun Talwar •
Year of Production: 2018