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Silent Land | ©Lava Films
©Lava Films

Silent Land

    All titles (2)
    Feature Film | 2016-2021 | Drama | Czech Republic, Italy, Poland

    Main data

    DirectorAgnieszka Woszczyńska
    Written byAgnieszka Woszczyńska, Piotr Litwin
    ProductionLava Films [pl], Canal+ [pl], EC1 Łódź - Miasto Kultury [pl], i/o Post [cz], Kino Produzioni [it], Studio Bystrouška [cz]
    DistributorGutek Film [pl], I Wonder Pictures, Modern Films [uk], New Europe Film Sales [pl]

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting01/01/2016
    End of shooting30/12/2016

    Project data

    Budget4 229 507 PLN
    Film financing
    Length of movie113 min

    Trailers/Videos

    • Toronto - Q&A with the director
    • Trailer/Video on Youtube
    • Youtube (Italian)

    Stills

    Posters

    • Italian

    Brief synopsis

    Anna and Adam, young married couple from Poland, spend a fortnight in Southern Italy. At the beginning of their stay, an accident happens. A man dies in front of their eyes. They observe the tragic accident but they don’t offer help, they remain passive. Anna and Adam continue their stay in total denial. Yet, for how long can they go without remorse? Slowly, they start to lose control over their lives. Feeling of guilt, at first rejected and subconscious begins to reign over their seemingly stable relationship.

    [Lava Films]

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Agnieszka ŻulewskaAnna [L]
    Dobromir DymeckiAdam [L]
    Jean-Marc BarrArnaud [SR]
    Claudio BigagliGiuseppe [SR]
    Elvis EspositoRiccardo [SR]
    Gennaro IaccarinoMarco [SR]
    Alma JodorowskyClaire [SR]
    Ibrahim KeshkRahim [SR]
    Cezary Kosińskivoice on the phone [SR]
    Marcello RomoloFabio [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyBartosz Świniarski
    Gimbal system operatorLuigi Piepoli
    Italy    		Italy
    2nd assistant cameraTomasz Czarnecki
    Costume designerAnna Sikorska
    DirectorAgnieszka Woszczyńska
    GripMichał Kreft
    ProducerJordi Niubo
    ProducerGiovanni Pompili
    ProducerAgnieszka Wasiak
    Production designerIlaria Sadun
    Production coordinatorMichał Kiedrowicz
    ScreenwriterPiotr Litwin
    ScreenwriterAgnieszka Woszczyńska
    Production sound mixerZofia Moruś
    Sound supervisorMarek Polenda

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Lava Films [pl]
    Canal+ [pl]
    coproduction    		coproduction
    EC1 Łódź - Miasto Kultury [pl]
    co-production    		co-production
    i/o Post [cz]
    coproduction    		coproduction
    Kino Produzioni [it]
    coproduction    		coproduction
    Studio Bystrouška [cz]

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Gutek Film [pl]
    Poland    		Poland
    I Wonder Pictures
    Modern Films [uk]
    UK / Ireland    		UK / Ireland
    New Europe Film Sales [pl]
    world sales    		world sales

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Image (VFX)XANF

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Zofia Moruś2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Sound Design    		Best Sound DesignNominated
    Marek Polenda2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Sound Design    		Best Sound DesignNominated
    Agnieszka Woszczyńska2022fsff - Fünf Seen Filmfestival [de]
    Five Lakes Film Award    		Five Lakes Film AwardNominated
    Agnieszka Woszczyńska2022Crossing Europe [at]
    Crossing Europe Award - Best Fiction Film    		Crossing Europe Award - Best Fiction FilmWinner
    Agnieszka Woszczyńska2021Zurich Film Festival [ch]
    Feature    		FeatureNominated
    Agnieszka Woszczyńska2021Thessaloniki International Film Festival [gr]
    FIPRESCI Award    		FIPRESCI AwardWinner

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2022SwedenGoteborg Film Festival
    Ingmar Bergman Competition    		Ingmar Bergman Competition
    2022PolandFestiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych
    Konkurs Główny    		Konkurs Główny
    2022FranceReims Polar
    Sang neuf    		Sang neuf
    2022LuxembourgLuxembourg City Film Festival
    2022PolandIFF New Horizons
    mBank Gala Screenings (out of competition)    		mBank Gala Screenings (out of competition)
    2021CanadaToronto International Film Festival
    section Platform    		section Platform
    2021USAChicago International Film Festival
    New Directors Competition    		New Directors Competition
    2021GreeceSaloniki International Film Festival
    International Competition    		International Competition
    2021SwitzerlandZurich Film Festival
    Feature FIlm Competition    		Feature FIlm Competition
    2021GreeceFilmfestival Thessaloniki (TIFF)

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseItalyThursday, 29/06/2023
    Theatre releasePolandFriday, 26/08/2022

    Links

    Websites
    https://lavafilms.pl/en/suchaziemia.html
    Reviews
    Toronto Reviewhttps://www.screendaily.com/reviews/silent-land-toronto-review/5163180.article?fbclid=IwAR3ieUxAzwh6siPA98QYX_HP4aAkZR-ULS2kEs_57-20fw0D4pEvokJWZb8
    Toronto Reviewhttps://www.highonfilms.com/silent-land-2021-tiff-review/
    Toronto Reviewhttps://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/410847/
    [pl]https://wyborcza.pl/7,101707,28689465,kochanie-zobacz-kto-przyszedl-naprawic-basen-czyli-co-robia.html
    [pl]https://film.interia.pl/recenzje/news-cicha-ziemia-skostniala-obojetnosc-europy-recenzja,nId,6222047
    [pl]https://www.rp.pl/film/art36920071-cicha-ziemia-trup-w-basenie-eleganckiej-willi
    [pl]https://film.wp.pl/cicha-ziemia-wygodnicki-bezwlad-recenzja-6811484775938688a
    [pl]https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/film/2178248,1,cicha-ziemia-letnia-sielanka-podszyta-klamstwem-i-wypaleniem-seksualnym.read
    Articles / Reports
    Interview with the directorhttps://cineuropa.org/en/interview/410892/
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