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Released
1997 · FILM

Czlowiek i chleb

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Written by
Runtime
7 min
Language
PL
Animation

Synopsis

The film portrays the resilience of humans in the face of fate's unending trials. Each day, a prisoner receives a loaf of bread, which he uses to mend the countless holes in the walls of his cell. These holes are inhabited by agitated insects that continuously dart from one to another. Once the repairs are complete, the prisoner is suddenly moved to a different cell. As he holds his new loaf of bread, it dramatically freezes in midair on its way to his mouth—the walls of this new cell are also covered with thousands of holes.

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Principal cast & crew: 3

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Tomasz Chmiel

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