THE END OF THE VALLEY OF TEARS
POLISH TITLE: KONIEC ŚWIATA W DOLINIE ŁEZ
The Valley of Tears is a special place. A place that witnessed exceptional human dramas for decades. Those who were diagnosed with leprosy were sent there from all over the country. over night, they were taken from their respective family homes to which they will never return. The total isolation of lepers was not enough for the Communist regime. They imposed a policy of "non-breeding", and the Valley of Tears was removed from the map of the world, pushed aside as though it did not exist. Once inhabited by a few hundred people, today only 16 lepers remain. Year after year, more die off. When the last one dies, the village will disappear from the map forever. This is the last chance for us to hear the villagers’ dramatic story.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- RUNNING TIME:
- 60'
- YEAR:
- DIRECTING:
- Jarosław Wszędybył
- SCRIPT:
- Jarosław Wszędybył
- DOP:
- Michał Gruszczyński, Filip Drożdż
- EDITOR:
- Jarosław Wszędybył, Tamahin Mehanni, Delia Oniga
- MUSIC:
- Marcin Lenarczyk
- PRODUCER:
- Before my Eyes, Parada Film
Jarosław Wszędybył »
- International Folklore Film Festival, 2025, India, 2025 (competition)
- ETHNOFILM Čadca. 2024. Słowacja, 2024 (The Bronze Turoň)
- Human Rights Are Universal Arts Festival, 2024, Uganda, 2024 (competition)
- Supbatdeul Mountain Village Film Festival, 2024, South Korea, 2024 (competition)
- Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival, 2024, Mexico, 2024 (competition)
- Human-Environment Care Film Festival HECFF, 2023, Canada, 2024 (The Best Long Documentary Film Award)
- Iran International Documentary Film Festival Cinema Verite, 2023, Iran, 2023 (competition)
- DjarFogo International Film Festival, 2023, Cape Verde, 2023 (competition)
- South-East European Film Festival, 2023, France, 2023 (European Jury Award for Best Documentary)