Starting Point

25 min
Poland

eng: for_whom

Institutions of the state penitentiary system of Ukraine Lawyers Employees of penitentiary system Activists / NGOs

Starting Point

Aneta ‘rebelled to the max’ at the age of nineteen and wound up in prison for murder. Nine years later, her daily routine takes her from behind the walls of the prison to a care home for the elderly. One of the residents, Helena, has been ill ever since infancy. In her opinion, the young woman has everything she could want for. And so Helena, whose knowledge of the world has come “from the windows of hospitals and coaches”, avidly asks Aneta about her life. A test awaits Aneta… and help will come from Helena.

Director

Michał Szcześniak

Michał Szcześniak is a director, screenwriter, writer and journalist. He was awarded a Polish Filmmakers Association young film artist’s grant in 2013. His short feature, Lódka, received numerous awards both in Poland and abroad, and his screenplay Goliath and his most recent film SashkaSashkaare all prizewinners as well. He is currently in pre-production for a full-length feature.

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