Defense Mechanism

Robert, in his 30’s, spends an evening in a pub getting drunk and crudely hitting on girls. At one point, accosted by a barman, he starts sharing memories from his service in Iraq and Afghanistan. It turns out that Robert is a former soldier who has participated in both interventions and stabilization missions…

Written by: Dominik Matwiejczyk

Directors of photography: Tomasz Suski, Krzysztof Kozłowski

Music by: Adam Fijołek, Darek Szermanowicz

Sound: Maciej Uniatowicz

Editing: Grzegorz Górecki, Darek Szermanowicz

Costume design by: Magdalena Nikiel

Make-up: Magdalena Janiak – Gauden

Cast: Michał Żurawski, Katarzyna Grabowska, Dawid Antkowiak, Magdalena Kielar, Bogdan Tymoszyk, Lucyna Piwowarska – Dmytrów, Leszek Sztokała, Maria Konarowska, Maciej Cygal, Krzysztof Zych, Beata Pelc, Jeremi Wolski, Rafał Kwietniewski

Production manager: Magdalena Mądra

Producers: Darek Szermanowicz, Rafał Szermanowicz, Dominik Matwiejczyk