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POLISH TITLE: IKONA

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“Where is the human soul? Is it in the heart? In the brain? Or maybe elsewhere?”, wonders an old doctor who has spent his life working at a psychiatric hospital in the Siberian countryside. The place, which was inaccessible for film crews, can be shown thanks to its residents, some of whom spent several decades at the hospital. This discreet and, at the same time, insightful observation of the patients’ daily lives transforms into meditation on the human nature, which is not entirely penetrable.

GENRE:
documentary
RUNNING TIME:
51'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Wojciech Kasperski
SCRIPT:
Wojciech Kasperski
DOP:
Łukasz Żal
EDITOR:
Tymek Wiskirski
MUSIC:
Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
PRODUCTION:
Delta Film

Wojciech Kasperski »

film director, screenwriter, producer. Graduated from the Łódź Film School. Makes movies in Poland and Russia. Participated in INPUT conferences, the Cannes Film Festival (Tous Les Cinemas du Monde section); winner of the Prix Europa award. His films have received a number  of prizes at international festivals, including the Great Silver Nanook in Perm and the Grand Sterling Award from the American Film Institute. Member of the Polish Film Academy.
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