THE HOSPITAL
POLISH TITLE: SZPITAL
One of the most poignant films by Krzysztof Kieślowski. It is a documentary recording of an over 24 hour shift of a team of doctors at one of Warsaw’s hospitals. This pessimistic film shows a contrast between the efforts taken by doctors helping people who suffered in accidents and poor quality equipment of Poland’s hospitals of that time.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- RUNNING TIME:
- 20'
- YEAR:
- 1977
- DIRECTING:
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- DOP:
- Jacek Petrycki
- EDITOR:
- Lidia Zonn
- PRODUCTION:
- WFDiF (Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych)
AT FESTIVALS:
- DocsDF 2012, Mexico, 2012 (screening)
- Documentarist, Turkey, 2014 (screening)
- IDFF "Flahertiana", Russia, 2015 (screening)
- Bogotá Short Film Festival BOGOshorts, Colombia, 2017 (screening)