Beyond Words
BEYOND WORDS is a highly atmospheric and multi-layered drama by Urszula Antoniak (NOTHING PERSONAL, CODE BLUE) about the difficult subject of assimilation and identity.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILM IS IN POLISH AND GERMAN, WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES.
Michael and his boss and best friend Franz feel at home in Berlin’s hip restaurants, bars and clubs. There is seemingly no difference between them, but Michael, who emigrated from Poland after the death of his mother several years ago, still pays extra attention to his accent. Michael is thrown into turmoil when a run-down Polish bohemian shows up on his doorstep and claims to be his father. Father and son spend a weekend together, torn between empathy, rejection and mistrust. As Michael’s roots catch up with him, a painful existential crisis seems inevitable.
Urszula Antoniak, 2017, 87 min. , without subtitles.
With Andrzej Chyra, Jakub Gierszal, Christian Löber, Justyna Wasilewska.