Mandatory Presence

Poland2021fiction25'Międzynarodowy konkurs filmów krótkometrażowych (2022)Konkurs polski (2022)

Full of irony and sometimes grotesque, the film is a bravado commentary on the socio-political and pandemic reality of Poland, or perhaps of the world. The protagonist is a lonely middle-aged man. He has just moved into a claustrophobic flat and voilà... the world ends. He spends his weeks searching for more and more absurd activities, interwoven with post-apocalyptic visions. Personal, even intimate, themes are mixed with observations of a more universal nature. The distinctive form and lucidity of the reflections make this film something you want to talk about. And the louder we laugh, the more it can hurt.