SOMETHING BETTER TO COME

Denmark, Poland 2014 – Director: Hanna Polak – Original language: Russian – Subtitles: English

Nominated for the DOK.fest Award SOS Kinderdörfer weltweit.


HANNA POLAK – Born in 1967 in Katowice, Poland. Studied acting in Poland and worked in theatre before joining the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. She has won several accolades for her work, including an Oscar nomination for THE CHILDREN OF LENIGRADSKY (2004). Alongside and within her work as a filmmaker she campaigns for humanitarian causes.

LOVE AND RUBBISH, R/PL 2012, 8 Min.
CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY, PL 2004, 34 Min.



Writer: Hanna Polak. Camera: Hanna Polak. Sound: Kristian Eidnes Andersen. Editing: Marcin Kot Bastkowski. Music: Jonas Struck. Production: Danish Documentary Production ApS. Producer: Sigrid Dyekjær. Length: 105 min. International Sales: Films Transit International Inc.

#SOS Nominees #Eastern Europe #Human Rights/Migration #Coming-of-Age #14jugendfrei

DOK.international Main Competition 2015
  • Friday
    05/08/15
    18:30
    Rio 1
    English subtitles
  • Sunday
    05/10/15
    17:00
    City 3
    English subtitles
  • Wednesday
    05/13/15
    21:00
    Carl-Amery-Saal, Gasteig
    English subtitles
  • Friday
    05/15/15
    21:00
    Filmmuseum
    English subtitles, afterwards discussion with the director
  • Sunday
    05/17/15
    20:00
    Atelier
    English subtitles