Unconditional Love
Poland2018documentary40'Konkurs polski (2018)
The self-referential nature of Rafał Łysak’s documentary enables the viewer to gain a better understanding of the unique relationship between a twenty-something-old grandson and his grandma. The woman is unable to accept the boy’s homosexuality although he is someone very important for her. Teresa is a women of set views who, due to traditional religiousness, perceives Rafał’s sexual orientation in moral categories. At the same time, she is concerned about his future because she cannot see a different way of life for a young man than a marriage with a woman.
Awards
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2018 National competition
The Award for the director of the best filmGolden Hobby-Horse
- directed by
- Rafał Łysak
Graduate of the Acting Department of the Film School in Łódź and the documentary course at the Wajda School. Films have been his passion since childhood and his achievements include a few independent productions, among them "Łysak", an experimental film which has won the main prize of the kiloff Festival in Katowice. "Unconditional Love" is his first professional production. Currently, he is working on his new documentary, "Paweł’s Dream", which participates in this year’s edition of the DOC LAB POLAND programme at the stage of development.
- cinematography
- Rafał Łysak, Zofia Dąbrowska, Michał Łuka
- script
- Rafał Łysak
- music
- Rafał Łysak
- sound
- Piotr Pliszka
- editing
- Piotr Wójcik
- production
- Jacek Bławut, Victoria Ogneva (Produkcja Filmów Jacek Bławut)
- Photo