The Last Family

Ostatnia Rodzina

Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Year: 2016
Duration: 123min

Director: Jan P. Matuszynski
Scenario: Robert Bolesto

Cast: Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra

Programme selection: 360°

Schedule on the Cinema City festival:
Sunday, Sep 3, 2017 @ 20:00 - Kapija Open Air Cinema

Synopsis:
 
Saga of the family of Zdzisław Beksiński – Polish surrealist painter famous for the eerie post-apocalyptic works. 
The film follows the family for over 28 years since their move from the province into a block of flats in Warsaw in 1977, partly by recreating their enormous archive of eccentric home videos. As the parents try to prevent their son from hurting himself, their life is defined by painting, a series of near-death experiences, funerals and changing trends in dance music.

Director:
 
Jan P. Matuszynski was born in 1984. Jan graduated in Film Directing from Krzysztof Kieslowski Faculty of Radio and Television University of Silesia in Katowice and completed the Documentary Course in Wajda School. His films such as 15 YEARS OF SILENCE, AFTER PARTY, HEAVEN have been screened and won prizes at numerous festivals in Poland and abroad. Jan P. Matuszynski is most recognized for his documentary DEEP LOVE (Best Documentary Award at the 36th IFF in Moscow, the Silver Horn award for Best Feature Documentary Film at the 54th Krakow FF and more). THE LAST FAMILY is his feature film debut.