The High Frontier

Genre conventions employed to glimpse into the hermetic word of the Bieszczady Mountain border guards. The challenges of the border are both human smuggling and – more so – wild nature, always setting new traps for anyone who dares stand up to it. After a family tragedy, this is the setting where Mateusz and his two sons set off to start over and work on their relationship. Mateusz takes the two boys to a secluded mountain base, but their attempt at a male bonding adventure is interrupted by a mysterious stranger showing up wounded and exhausted on their doorstep. The plot thickens and the teenage boys face a true test of maturity.

Awards:

International Festival of Independent Cinema OFF Camera, Krakow 2016: Special Mention and Special Mention for an actor (Bartosz Bielenia) in the Polish Feature Film Competition
Koszalin Debut Film Festival "Young and Film", 2016: Best Music, Youth Jury Award, Audience Award, Young Actor – Discovery of the Year (Bartosz Bielenia)

Credits

Reżyseria

Wojciech Kasperski

written by

Wojciech Kasperski

director of photography

Łukasz Żal PSC

music by

Bartek Gliniak

production design by

Marek Warszewski

set decorator

Wojciech Czapla

costume design by

Izabela Izbińska

make-up by

Dariusz Krysiak

sound by

Marcin Kasiński MPSE, Kacper Habisiak MPSE, Mateusz Adamczyk

edited by

Tymoteusz Wiskirski PSM

cast

Marcin Dorociński, Andrzej Chyra, Andrzej Grabowski, Bartosz Bielenia, Kuba Henriksen, Severina Špakovska, Janusz Chabior, Adam Papliński

produced by

Metro Films

producer

Marcin Wierzchosławski

executive producers

Magdalena Wierzchosławska, Jacek Kucharski

co-produced by

Telewizja Polska, Alvernia Studios, Non Stop Film Service, Dreamsound

co-producers

Zbigniew Adamkiewicz, Stanisław Tyczyński, Łukasz Poniński, Zbigniew Kula, Marcin Kasiński, Kacper Habisiak

production manager

Konrad Wróblewski

co-financed by

Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej

distributed by

Kino Świat

Obsada

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