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London’s Kinoteka Polish Film Festival Sets 2025 Edition Including BFI & ICA Backed Wojciech Has Retrospective
The festival will include a BFI & ICA backed Wojciech retrospective.
Arriving at the festival following screenings at Toronto and LFF, the film follows a Ukrainian family on holiday in Tenerife who struggles to reconcile their new status as refugees following the Russian invasion. The retrospective season will play Has’ entire filmography, including titles such as The Saragossa Manuscript(1964) and the director’s acclaimed debut The Noose(1957). Inspired by the true story of reporter Katsiaryna Andreyeva, who was arrested in Belarus after covering peaceful protests following the 2020 elections, the film blends archive footage with fiction to show the dilemmas faced in both personal and professional spheres as journalist Lena (Aliaksandra Vaitsekhovich) and her husband Ilya (Valentin Novopolskij) strive to make the best choices, seeking to survive with dignity.
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