BORN DEAD

A recidivist prisoner works in a social care home for seriously handicapped children as part of the “Duet” programme. We observe 24-year old Robert for several months, who is about to be released after eight years in a penal institution.
 

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
53'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Jacek Bławut
SCRIPT:
Jacek Bławut, Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz
DOP:
Tomasz Wolski, Jacek Bławut
EDITOR:
Jarosław Kamiński
PRODUCTION:
Jacek Bławut Film Production

Jacek Bławut »

He was born in Zagórz Śląski in 1950. Cinematographer, scriptwriter, director. In 1982 he graduated from cinematography department at the Polish Film School in Łódź. Lecturer at the film schools in Berlin, Hannover, Toruń and also at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. Between 1992-94 he was a co-editor of the “World Film” magazine. Since 2003 he has been a member of the European Film Academy. Jacek Bławut has made several documentary films, also worked as cameraman for feature films. In 2008 he made his debut as a director of the fiction film “Before Twilight”. He has been awarded at many festivals in Poland and abroad.