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Motherland
Mutterland

Switzerland, August 2023
FILM, Fiction, 15 min.

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directed by
Stefania Burla
Written by
Alicja Pahl, Stefania Burla
Status
In distribution

A Mother and her daughter return to their native Poland. Due to the tense political situation in the country, they are planning to convince the grandmother to come live with them in Switzerland. But the patriotic old woman refuses. Meanwhile, her granddaughter increasingly identifies with her roots.

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World Premiere
August 2023
Original Version
Polish, German (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 15 min.
Production
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
Filippo Bonacci
directed by
Stefania Burla
Written by
Alicja Pahl, (Co-Autorin) Stefania Burla
Cinemato­graphy
Alicja Pahl
Editing
Dorentina Imeri
Location Sound Mix
Roman Stocker
Sound Editing
Anna-Maria Bühlmann
Sound Design
Anna-Maria Bühlmann
Production Design
Ewelina Guzewicz
Lighting Design
Tobias Buchmann
Costumes
Ewelina Guzewicz
Make up
Ewelina Guzewicz

Cast

Katharina Bellena as Magda
Amanda Mincewicz as Klaudia
Ewa Kuryło as Bożena

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Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film

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