Simona Kossak
Lacking the talent that has been defining her family for generations, Simona Kossak is growing up knowing no warmth from her authoritarian mother. After graduating from the university, she leaves everything behind – her home, tradition and social norms – and accepts the position of a scientist in Białowieża, starting to live her life on her own terms. She settles in the middle of the forest, in a house with no electricity or running water, surrounded by wild nature. There, she meets a photographer, Lech Wilczek, who shares her passions: the love of nature and… the need for freedom. However, her view on the work of a naturalist and the position a young woman in a world dominated by men gets painfully shattered. Not only must she defend her ideals but also the world of flora and fauna.
trigger warnings: alcohol, sex, vulgar language
written by: Adrian Panek
director of photography: Jakub Stolecki
music: Bartosz Chajdecki
production design: Agata Adamus
costume design: Kalina Lach, Paulina Siniarska
make up: Anna Nobel
sound: Adam Szmit, Aleksander Musiałowski
edited by: Piotr Kmiecik
casting by: Żywia Kosińska
cast: Sandra Drzymalska, Jakub Gierszał, Agata Kulesza, Borys Szyc, Nika Wichłacz, Marianna Zydek, Olga Bołądź, Dariusz Chojnacki, Marta Stalmierska, Robert Gonera, Tomasz Sapryk
production: Balapolis
producers: Agata Szymańska, Magdalena Kamińska
executive producer: Julia Jendrysik
co-produced by: Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Hollman Emma Limited, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy
production manager: Julia Jendrysik
co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Fundusz Żubra
distributed by: Next Film
