Katarzyna Leśniak

Katarzyna Leśniak

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Birds Are Singing in Kigali 2017 (5.4)

We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to Rwanda to visit the graves of her loved ones. The director originally worked on the movie with her husband Krzysztof Krauze (My Nikifor – Crystal Globe, KVIFF 2005), but after his death in 2014 she eventually finished this challenging picture alone.
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Field of Dogs 2014 (5.3)

A visionary romance based on a contemporary reading of Dante.
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Where Do We Begin 2025 (5.5)

Ola, her younger brother Pipek and youngest sister Ajka try to piece together their lives after their father's untimely death. They set out on a plan to recreate their childhood photos, revealing wounds that haven't quite healed.
Katarzyna Lesniak

Katarzyna Lesniak

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Retrieval 2006 (5.9)

19 year old Wojtek lives in a poverty stricken Polish town. He is in love with an older woman, an illegal emigrant from Ukraine. He boxes in illegal matches to get money and is spotted by a man running a security business. Accepting this man's offer means becoming a gangster, but this could allow him to a residence permit for his girlfriend Katya.