Edition I

Bartosz Paduch

BIO

Born in Gdańsk in 1979. A graduate of directing from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice, he also completed the REHEARSAL STUDIO and SCRIPT courses at the Wajda School. He is currently working on a documentary about Polish hip-hop titled "SCANDAL!". "FINIS POLONIAE" will be his feature film debut.

SYNOPSIS

Adam Polak has been working on the Moon as a handyman for 10 years. One day, he receives news of his father's death. Upon returning to Earth, he discovers that the Poland he left is no more – divided into two hostile zones: the brutal-capitalist Polish Zoo Company and the John Paul II Poland, a drastic, protective, and religious state. Adam cancels his father's funeral when he realizes his brother and sister are missing. He sets out to find them. During his journey through the two warring Polands, Adam also encounters his former love, Rozalia, whom he once abandoned. Adam will realize that to unite his family, he cannot repeat his father's mistakes. He must stop running away and open himself to love. Only this can save Poland!