Sinopsis
Fiction. The Iron Bridge is a dramatic story about three characters entangled in a love relationship. Kacper (Bartłomiej Topa), who works as a foreman, has an affair with the wife of his best friend Oskar (Łukasz Simlat), also a miner. Kacper assigns Oskar to work at the deep and dangerous coal seams so that he has more time for secret meetings with his lover (Julia Kijowska). One of their rendezvous is interrupted by a mine accident: Oskar has been buried in a caved-in drift. The lovers join the rescue operation, overwhelmed with guilt and the awareness that the man’s drama indirectly results from their actions. The love they feel won’t be of much help as too many questions and untaken decisions hang in the air. Unable to confront the missing friend and husband, the lovers are forced to look for the answers within themselves.
Born in 1979 in Boleslawiec. She studied at the Film and TV College in Wroclaw and National Film School in Łódź at the Directing Faculty. Since 2006 she works as a casting director and screenwriter. She authored several feature shorts and documentaries, among others the Hiber-nation (Hiber-nacja) that won honors at the festival Jutro Filmu and the student etude Siena, awarded a Silver Tadpole for the best operator.
November, 13th 2020. 7 pm
Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas y FILMIN
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Section: Focus Polonia
Year of production: 2019
Running time: 84’
Country: Poland
Language: Polish
Director: Monika Jordan-Młodzianowska
Cast: Julia Kijowska, Łukasz Simlat, Bartłomiej Topa, Andrzej Konopka and Cezary Łukaszewicz
Producers: Anna Wereda and Karol Wożbiński
Production companies: Autograf, TVP S.A., FINA, Dreamsound, Studio Orka, MX35, Polish Film Institute and the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
International sales: TVP Dystrybucja Kinowa
Main festivals and awards: Selected for the Polish Film Festival in America, Gdynia Film Festival, Arras Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, Rochester Polish Film Festival, Austin Polish Film Festival, and Toronto Polish Film Festival
