15th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2022

The Republic of Children

Republika dzieci (Polish)

Poland | 72 min | Family, Fantasy | 2021 | Feature Film (Live Action) | Polish

Fauns, chimeras, vodniks, undines, and other fantastic creatures brought to life by a paintbrush of the famed artist are transported to wetlands in contemporary Poland, to a place known as Mszary. A large hydroelectric power plant is about to start operating nearby. Tobiasz, a boy who was among the figures transported to the future straight from Malczewski’s paintings. The natives of Mszary must manage the unexpected visit of outsiders to their territory. Will the residents of wetlands?

বাংলা

খ্যাতিমান শিল্পীর পেইন্টব্রাশের মাধ্যমে জীবন্ত প্রাণী, কাইমেরা, ভোডনিক, আনডাইনস এবং অন্যান্য চমৎকার প্রাণীকে সমসাময়িক পোল্যান্ডের জলাভূমিতে, মাজারি নামে পরিচিত একটি জায়গায় চলে আসছে। কাছাকাছি একটি বড় জলবিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র চালু হতে চলেছে। টোবিয়াজ, একটি ছেলে যাকে মাল্কজেউস্কির পেইন্টিং থেকে সরাসরি ভবিষ্যতে নিয়ে যাওয়া। এক্ষেত্রে মাজারি এর স্থানীয়দের অবশ্যই তাদের অঞ্চলে বহিরাগতদের অপ্রত্যাশিত সফর নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে হবে। জলাভূমির বাসিন্দারা কি তা করবে?

Original Language

Fauns, chimeras, vodniks, undines, and other fantastic creatures brought to life by a paintbrush of the famed artist are transported to wetlands in contemporary Poland, to a place known as Mszary. A large hydroelectric power plant is about to start operating nearby. The water will flood thousands of hectares of land. The second group of runaways sets out from an orphanage in a village designated for inundation. This one consists of children opposing the decisions of adults that are meant to separate them forever. Tobiasz, a boy who was among the figures transported to the future straight from Malczewski’s paintings. The natives of Mszary must manage the unexpected visit of outsiders to their territory. Will the residents of wetlands.

Mr. Jan Jakub Kolski

Jan Jakub Kolski was born on January 29, 1956 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Johnnie Waterman (1993), Venice (2010), and To Kill a Beaver (2012).

Filmography: The Republic of Children Pardon (2018) Las, 4 rano (2016) The Heart and the Sweetheart (2014) To Kill a Beaver (2012) Venice ( 2010) Afonia i pszczoly (2009) Jasminum (2006) Pornography ( 2003) Gdzie jestes Paititi? ( 2002) Kamera marzen (2002) Skrzypki (2000) Wyspa róz (1998) - Bajka o bardzo lekkim chlebie (1998) Diabel przewrotny (1997)

Screening Schedule

  • 7 Mar
    06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

    Bangladesh Film Archive

    F-5, Agargaon Administritive Area, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207

  • 10 Mar
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    Bangladesh Film Archive

    F-5, Agargaon Administritive Area, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207

Credits and Casts

Director
Jan Jakub Kolski
Story
Jan Jakub Kolski
Script/Screenplay
Jan Jakub Kolski
Editor
Sandra Ksepka
Producer
Jan Jakub Kolski, Aleksandra Michael, Agnieszka Janowska, Paweł Kosuń
Cinematographer
Michal Pakulski
Leading Casts
Andrzej Grabowski, Karolina Rzepa, Mateusz Grys.