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African Dream (Afrykański sen)

written and directed by Władysław Jurkow director of photography Romuald Lewandowski music by Patryk Zakrocki editing by Krzysztof Bochenek sound by Grzegorz Lindemann production manager Iwona Kaczmarska, Jan Kaczmarski produced by Arkadia Film, ul. Czerska 26/28 lok. 17, 00-732 Warsaw, www.arkadiafilm.pl; HBO Poland, ul. Puławska 17, 02-515 Warsaw, tel. +48 22 852 88 00, fax +48 22 852 88 02, +48 601 500 910, e-mail: jnurowska@hbo.pl producer Jan Kaczmarski co-producers Aleksander Kutela, Krzysztof Rak, Jerzy Dzięgielewski co-financing Polish Film Institute distributed by Władysław Jurkow, tel. +48 601 94 20 09, e-mail: jurkow@arkadiafilm.pl

 

16:9, colour, stereo, 52'
Poland 2009

 

Kinga Choszcz, a Polish traveler, dies in Ghana from malaria at the age of 33. Her mother, Krystyna, a teacher from Gdańsk, travels to Africa. Guided by entries in her daughter's travel journal, she tries to find 11-year-old Malajka, whom Kinga bought out of slavery before she died.


Translated by Monika Miziniak | Edited by Patricia Koza