22nd WJFF: "Treasure" – film show
A father-daughter road trip, "Treasure" follows Ruth (Lena Dunham) and her father Edek (Stephen Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a comical journey to 1990s Poland.
- Saturday, 9 November, 2024 at 2PM, BUY A TICKET →
- POLIN Museum`s Auditorium
- Trailer →
"Treasure," dir. Julia von Heinz, Germany / France / Poland / USA, 2024, 112’ – WARSAW PREMIERE
While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family’s past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. He’s following his Jewish roots: the journey is a return, many years later, to the places he chose to leave after World War II. The emotional and moving journey leads them through Warsaw, Lodz and Krakow to the place with which Edek’s most painful memories are connected – Auschwitz-Birkenau. The two characters are guided through a country that’s rising from its ashes by a charming cab driver (Zbigniew Zamachowski), and a succession of people they meet along the way help them fulfill the plan the elderly man has crafted for his journey.
"Treasure" is a story about a search for identity and family ties. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.
Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry are accompanied on screen by a Polish cast. Aside from Zbigniew Zamachowski, we will see, among others, Iwona Bielska, Sandra Drzymalska and Tomasz Włosok.
After the screening, we invite you to a meeting with the director, Julia von Heinz.
We also encourage you to join the discussion on the subject of "Post-Jewish." It is inspired, among others, by the film Treasure and its recurring motif of recalling memory and rebuilding the heritage lost. The meeting with the participation of invited guests and the film crew will take place on 9 November at 5PM.
Additional information:
- Language: English, Polish
- Subtitles: Polish, English
- Rating: 16+
- Festivals and awards:
- Berlinale 2024
- Tribeca Festival 2024
- OFF CAMERA 2024
