SILENT TREES
Germany, Poland 2024 – Director: Agnieszka Zwiefka – Original language: English, Kurdish, Polish – Subtitles: English – Length: 84 min.
Hell and hope: Runa, a 16 year old Kurdish girl, and her family are among the thousands of refugees on their way to Europe who are trapped in a forest between Belarus and Poland in 2021 after they are cruelly pushed back from the border. After 18 days in the freezing cold and the death of her mother, responsibility for her family falls on the girl. A sketchbook allows Runa to express her feelings. Anja Klauck
Notice: This film contains explicit depictions of death.
Biography
Agnieszka Zwiefka is an award-winning filmmaker. She is a member of the European Film Academy (EFA) and a graduate of various workshops, including Berlinale Talents, dok.incubator and Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman’s The Writers Lab.
Filmography (selection)
VIKA!, PL/DE/FL 2023, 74 min.
SCARS, DE/PL/NL 2020, 79 min.
QUEEN OF SILENCE, DE/PL 2014, 80 min. (DOK.fest München 2015)
Nominated for the DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit
No FSK youth rating
Writer: Agnieszka Zwiefka. Camera: Kacper Czubak. Sound: Franciszek Kozłowski, Daniel Adamczyk. Editing: Michał Buczek. Music: Niklas Paschburg. Production: Chilli Productions sp. z o.o.. Producer: Zofia Kujawska, Agnieszka Zwiefka. Co-Producers: Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktion Gmbh (Heino Deckert), HBO Max (Hanka Kastelicova). International Sales: Chilli Productions sp. z o.o. Distribution: Ma.ja.de Filmproduktion GmbH
