Earthly Paradise

Thirty-something Ela, the mother of a small boy, lives on the godforsaken outskirts of a little mountain town. Unwilling to give in to the omnipresent apathy, she takes matters into her own hands and faces whatever is awaiting.

Written by: Gerwazy Reguła
Director of photography: Jeremiasz Prokopowicz
Music by: Gerard Lebik
Production design by: Ewa Tarnowska
Sound: Piotr Bielawski
Editing: Łukasz Szwarc-Bronikowski
Costume design by: Małgorzata Ajzet
Production manager: Paweł Pluciński
Produced by: Federico Film
Producer: Marta Plucińska
Co-produced by: WFDiF
World sales: Federico Film
Country and year of production: Poland, 2008
Cast: Ilona Ostrowska (Ela Duszyńska), Przemysław Sadowski (Mirek Palka), Aleksandra Woźniak (Kasia, Ela’s friend), Krzysztof Globisz (Lankosz, supermarket manager), Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (Palka, Mirek’s father), Teresa Sawicka (Maria Palka, Mirek’s mother), Bożena Adamek (Ela’s mother)
Length: 90 min.