7th Edition

Artur Michalik

BIO

Film and television screenwriter. Two-time winner of the Małopolska Fund for Small Film Forms screenplay competition. His winning scripts – Agoge (2023) and Wyrazy synonymne (2023) – have been produced and are currently on the international festival circuit.

SYNOPSIS

It's a very difficult day in Mario's life. He returns home from work after dozens of hours without sleep. His partner has gone into labor and asks him to be with her today, and his boss demands he immediately leave for another assignment on the other side of Poland. Mario promises to fulfill both wishes. In his race against time, a flat tire stops him. He ends up at a remote roadside rest area. Trying to get help from the people he meets, he becomes entangled in the case of a missing little boy. He tries to help, but his actions only make the situation worse. Ultimately, however, he saves the child from danger and discovers that it's not work that makes him feel needed. A changed man, he returns to his beloved and their newborn child.