©Braidmade Films
Documentary | 2016-2022 | TVP [pl] | Women | Poland
Main data
| Director | Karina Będkowska |
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| Production | Braidmade Films [pl], TVP Telewizja Polska [pl] |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 01/09/2016 |
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| End of shooting | 30/09/2021 |
Project data
| Budget | 127 000 Euro |
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| Film financing | |
| Length of movie | 58 min |
Brief synopsis
Karina, the director, escapes from London to Ukraine and meets her aunt Slava. Closeness and love between the two women of different generations who lost the will to live restore sense in their lives.
This is a story of two women, one who has the whole life ahead of her, the other nearing goodbye. For both, life has become overly difficult. However, they both deeply long for human affection and closeness. Their relationship becomes a discovery of the beauty reflected in each other. Aunt Slava is 88 years old and lives in the modest Ukrainian village of Ozerna. She misses her husband who passed 15 years earlier, hoping to find him again in the afterlife. Karina lives in London where her sense of alienation and lack of intimacy stokes a lingering depression. Slava is initially reserved with Karina, but over time, with subsequent visits over four years, Karina becomes like her granddaughter.
Living in harmony with the rhythm of nature, Slava introduces Karina to her world. Ozerna becomes the place where she belongs. She finds herself and learns what is most valuable: close relationships, warmth and tenderness; traits that are challenging
to find in a modern metropolis. Slava shares her generational wisdom and teaches the importance of love and happiness. Karina keenly devotes attention to her aunt. This friendship gives both women a new faith in themselves and life. The film is made of Karina’s self‑shot footage from Ukraine complemented by shots of Karina in London.
Slava’s illness and closeness to death raises the stakes. The film offers an insight into a deep need to reconnect to another human being.
This is a story of two women, one who has the whole life ahead of her, the other nearing goodbye. For both, life has become overly difficult. However, they both deeply long for human affection and closeness. Their relationship becomes a discovery of the beauty reflected in each other. Aunt Slava is 88 years old and lives in the modest Ukrainian village of Ozerna. She misses her husband who passed 15 years earlier, hoping to find him again in the afterlife. Karina lives in London where her sense of alienation and lack of intimacy stokes a lingering depression. Slava is initially reserved with Karina, but over time, with subsequent visits over four years, Karina becomes like her granddaughter.
Living in harmony with the rhythm of nature, Slava introduces Karina to her world. Ozerna becomes the place where she belongs. She finds herself and learns what is most valuable: close relationships, warmth and tenderness; traits that are challenging
to find in a modern metropolis. Slava shares her generational wisdom and teaches the importance of love and happiness. Karina keenly devotes attention to her aunt. This friendship gives both women a new faith in themselves and life. The film is made of Karina’s self‑shot footage from Ukraine complemented by shots of Karina in London.
Slava’s illness and closeness to death raises the stakes. The film offers an insight into a deep need to reconnect to another human being.