Strange Heaven

Obce niebo, 2015, 104 min.

Strange Heaven
Awards

2016
International Festival of Independent Cinema “Off Camera”
Best Feature and Best Actress for Agnieszka Grochowska in Polish Film Competition

2015
Gdynia Film Festival
Best Actress Award for Agnieszka Grochowska

Production

Director Dariusz Gajewski
Screenplay Dariusz Gajewski, Michal Godzic
Cinematography Monika Lenczewska
Music Candelaria Saenz Valiente, Marcin Masecki
Production Designer Joanna Macha
Producers Kuba Kosma, Dariusz Gajewski
Cast
Basia Agnieszka Grochowska
Marek Zielinski Bartlomiej Topa
Ula Zielinska, Basia & Marek’s Daughter Barbara Kubiak
Anita Nilsson Ewa Froling
Harriet Tanja Lorentzon
Bjorn, Harriet’s Husband Gerhard Hoberstorfer
Lawyer Jan Englert
Justyna Magdalena Boczarska
Story
Basia and Marek are a young couple of Polish immigrants in Sweden. One innocent lie triggers a family drama; their daughter is taken away by social services. The couple can’t agree on how to fight with ruthless procedures of a modern state. Feeling powerless and desperate, they decide to act beyond the law.