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By Zofia KOWALEWSKA

Documentary - Post-Production 2020

A 92-year-old man and his granddaughter travel to a remote village in Kazakhstan, where grandpa was exiled during WW II. Together, they search for his first love, who he was forced to leave behind.

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- POLAND
- Languages
- RUSSIAN, POLISH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 54 mn
- Director(s)
- Zofia KOWALEWSKA
- Producer(s)
- Stanisław ZABOROWSKI, Daria MAŚLONA
- Synopsis
- A 92-year-old Zdzislaw and his 25-year-old granddaughter set out on a 5000 km journey to a remote village in Kazakhstan. For him, this marks a return to where he was exiled as a teenager by the Soviets during WW II. After 70 years, he once again travels to the land of his childhood, in search for his first love, that he was forced to leave behind. The granddaughter is looking to support him through his arduous journey while discovering the reality behind the bedtime stories she heard as a child. Delving into his past, they grow closer. They both get the chance to say goodbye. Grandpa to the journey of his life, granddaughter to her beloved grandpa.