The Story

Julia and Piotr are a well-situated, middle-class married couple entertaining the idea of a dream holiday. At the request of Piotr’s mother, however, the pair set out instead on a trip across the Balkans, heading for a refugee camp on the Macedonian-Greek border.

Director Klara Kochanska, winner of a Student Academy Award for her short film Tenants, returns to Karlovy Vary with an intimate, independent road movie which stands out for its subtle performances and quasi-documentary authenticity. The protagonists of the film are forced to leave their comfort zone and take a closer look at the situation of refugees in contemporary Europe, something they have only encountered thus far sitting on their sofa watching television.