Strange Heaven

Strange Heaven

(Obce Niebo)

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.


Director: Dariusz Gajewski

Screenplay: Dariusz Gajewski, Michał Godzic

Cinematography: Monika Lenczewska

Music: Marcin Masecki, Candelaria Saenz Valiente

Principal Cast: Agnieszka Grochowska (In Darkness, Walesa. Man of Hope), Bartłomiej Topa (Traffic Department, The Dark House), Ewa Fröling (Fanny and Alexander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Tanja Lorentzon, Gerhard Hoberstorfer

Runtime: 106 minutes minutes

Release Year: 2015

Genre: Thriller

Playing at

SIFF Cinema Uptown