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The Empire (Imperium)

directed by Ingrid Vido photography Dawid Sokołowski edited by Radka Franczak production manager Marta Golba produced by Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, ul. Chełmska 21, 00-724 Warsaw, tel./fax +48 22 851 10 56-57, +48 22 851 10 67, e-mail: info@wajdaschool.pl, www.wajdaschool.pl
26'
Poland 2009

 

Two young girls, Żenia and Oksana, arrive in Rzeszów from Ukraine with a group of dancers to take part in a show in the peculiar Imperium Hotel. Amid colourful feathers and sequins, they present their charms to an audience that is often very small. We look at their everyday life; we ponder with them their choices and dreams. Although their experiences are similar, the two girls have completely different plans for their lives.

 


Translated by Monika Miziniak | Edited by Patricia Koza