Savior’s Square

(Plac Zbawiciela)

Krzysztof and Joanna Kos-Krauze’s scathing family drama, Savior’s Square unfolds within the confines of one embittered and deeply troubled Polish family. The patriarch, Bartek, has just recently sold his apartment and purchased a house that caused him to go into debt; in a desperate attempt to escape from his plight, he accepts his mother’s seemingly generous offer to move back in with her - little aware that she is, in fact, manipulative and taking advantage of his situation by conning him. Life within his mother’s house grows predictably worse, as Bartek’s wife, Beata, loses all sense of dignity from her mother-in-law’s presence. Both she and the mother experience an icy distancing from Bartek. In time, Beata (who reaches her wit’s end) undertakes a drastic action that brings temporary relief, but threatens to destroy the family in the process and evokes serious legal consequences.

Director: Kos-Krauze, Joanna & Krzysztof Krauze

Screenplay: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

Cinematography: Wojciech Staroń

Music: Paweł Szymański

Film Editor: Krzysztof Szpetmański

Principal Cast: Jowita Budnik, Arkadiusz Janiczek, Ewa Wencel, Dawid Gudejko, Natan Gudejko, Beata Tyszkiewicz

Runtime: 105 minutes

Release Year: 2006

Genre: Drama