"Spoor" in Cinemas Worldwide

On January 4 Pokot (Spoor) by Agnieszka Holland co-financed by the Polish Film Institute was released theatrically in Germany. 

Pokot (Spoor) in Cinemas Worldwide

Pokot (Spoor) by Agnieszka Holland, awarded at Berlinale 2017, on January 4 was released theatrically in Germany. The film’s title is Die Spur. Distribution is handled by Film Kino Text. The film was received very well by audience and film critics.

In  April 2017 the film was released theatrically in cinemas in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic. In July in cinemas in Finland, in August in Norway, in September in Sweden and in November in Spain. 

Agnieszka Holland’s film was sold also to Turkey, China and Croatia. 

Pokot (Spoor)

The main character in Agnieszka Holland’s latest film is Janina Duszejko, a retired engineer living in the Sudeten mountains. She’s also a vegetarian and an astrologist. One snowy winter night, she stumbles on the dead body of her neighbour. The man, a poacher, died a mysterious death. The only visible tracks around his house are roe deer hooves.

Cast and Crew

The script was written by Agnieszka Holland and Olga Tokarczuk, based on Olga Tokarczuk’s bestselling novel “Drive Your Plough over the Bones of the Dead”, published in 2009. The film was lensed by Jolanta Dylewska and scored by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz. Filming took place in a variety of locations, including Międzygórze, Bystrzyce, Nowa Ruda, and Berlin.

The film features performances by Agnieszka Mandat, Wiktor Zborowski, Jakub Gierszał, Borys Szyc, Andrzej Grabowski, Tomasz Kot, Katarzyna Herman, Patricia Volny, Miroslav Krobot, Marcin Bosak, and Andrzej Konopka.

International Co-Production Supported by the Polish Film Institute

Pokot (Spoor) was made as a co-production between Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Sweden. The film’s producer is Studio Filmowe TOR, supported by funds from the European Union’s Media programme, and the Polish-German Co-Development Fund for developing feature film projects. The film’s co-producers include Heimatfilm (Germany), Nutprodukce (Czech Republic), Nutprodukcia (Slovakia), and Chimney (Sweden). Polish co-producers include Odra-Film, the National Audiovisual Institute, HBO, and Agora. The film was co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and received financing from Eurimages.

Silver Bear – Alfred Bauer Prize at Berlinale 

The film had its world premiere at the 67th Berlinale and screened in Main Competition. Pokot (Spoor) received the Silver Bear – Alfred Bauer Prize – for a feature film that opens new perspectives.

Source: Studio Filmowe TOR