The world premiere of the film „Faithbreaker” at the festival in Bangladesh

The „Faithbreaker” by Piotr Złotorowicz, co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, will be presented in the Cinema of the World section of the Dhaka International Film Festival, where it will compete for the Audience Award. It will be the world premiere of an image produced in the Munk Studio of the SFP.

The International Film Festival – organized in the 17 million metropolis of Dhaka – is one of the most prestigious film events in this part of Asia. Every year, about 200 films from all over the world are shown here. The organizer of the festival is the Rainbow Film Society, which aims to popularize an ambitious film culture in opposition to the commercial mainstream.

The 20th edition of the Dhaka International Film Festival will be held from January 15 to 23, 2022.

Film plot

„Faithbreaker” by Piotr Złotorowicz is a story about a young girl, Anna, who, after years of absence, comes to her native village to spend time with her ailing mother. The meeting with Alek – Ania’s first school love – starts a series of events that reveal deeply hidden secrets from the past.

– This film was conceived as a visual poem in which scenes viewed from the perspective of subsequent characters reappear. It is a story about the imperfection of human memory, about the moral costs of truth and a reflection on whether it is always worth bearing them – says the director and author of the script, Piotr Złotorowicz.

Cast and filmmakers

The main roles were played by Julia Szczepańska debuting on the screen and Mateusz Więcławek. Young actors are partnered by, among others Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Jacek Koman and Mirosław Zbrojewicz.

„Faithbreaker” is the full-length debut of Piotr Złotorowicz. The cinematographer for the film is Nicolas Villegas, a graduate of the Film School in Łódź from Colombia. The picture was produced at the Munk Studio operating at the Polish Filmmakers Association. The producers of the film are: Ewa Jastrzębska and Jerzy Kapuściński, and the co-producer is CANAL + Polska. The film was made as part of the „60 minutes” program supported by the Polish Film Institute. The production was also supported by the West Pomeranian Film Fund, Pomerania Film.