My House Without Me
Two women, one house. An intimate story about a Pole and a German placed by war on enemy sides and their parallel lives accidentally brought together. The film reflects on the concepts of invaders, victim, guilt and forgiveness. It confronts different experiences and their paradoxical similarities. It deals with the controversial subject of the post-war accountings. The visual narration is flowing, guided by memories and archives. Traditional documentation confronts experimental use of archival footage in the cinematic impression about displacement.
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- Recommendations
My House Without Me
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 31, 2012
Runtime
0h 28m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
50%
Original Title
Mój dom
Production Companies
Wajda Studio, Vezfilm, Pomerania Film
Director
Magdalena Szymków
Description
Two women, one house. An intimate story about a Pole and a German placed by war on enemy sides and their parallel lives accidentally brought together. The film reflects on the concepts of invaders, victim, guilt and forgiveness. It confronts different experiences and their paradoxical similarities. It deals with the controversial subject of the post-war accountings. The visual narration is flowing, guided by memories and archives. Traditional documentation confronts experimental use of archival footage in the cinematic impression about displacement.
