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Poland, 1983. A politically motivated murder case rocks the nation: Grzegorz Przemyk (Mateusz Górski), son of opposition poet Barbara Sadowska (Sandra Korzeniak), student and activist, is beaten to death by police forces. The crime? He refused to show his ID to a policeman (an order he did not have to obey as martial law had already been lifted).
Based on real-life events, Leave No Traces tells the story of the sole witness of this crime, Jurek Popiel (Tomasz Ziętek). Determined to fight for justice, Jurek quickly becomes the victim of persecution by the media, legal and military apparatus of Wojciech Jaruzelski's dictatorial regime that will do everything to discredit him and prevent him from testifying in court.
Based on real-life events, Leave No Traces tells the story of the sole witness of this crime, Jurek Popiel (Tomasz Ziętek). Determined to fight for justice, Jurek quickly becomes the victim of persecution by the media, legal and military apparatus of Wojciech Jaruzelski's dictatorial regime that will do everything to discredit him and prevent him from testifying in court.
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Cast:
Tomasz Ziętek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska -
Original Title:
Żeby nie było śladów -
Country:
Poland, France, Czech Republic -
Year:
2021 - 160' Subtitles: EN, PT
Director
Jan P. Matuszynski
Born in Katowice in 1984, Jan P. Matuszyński is part of a promising new generation of Polish filmmakers. He graduated from the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia and specialized in Documentary filmmaking at Wajda School. His debut feature-length film, Deep Love (2013), was named Best Film of the Documentary Competition at Moscow International Film Festival. He followed this work with the disturbing The Last Family (2016), that premiered to an even greater critical acclaim, winning Best Film and Best Director prizes at the 10th Edition of LEFFEST, with Andrzej Seweryn also receiving the Best Actor award at Locarno International Film Festival for his performance. Matuszyński now returns with the historical drama Leave No Traces (2021), which was selected for the official competition of LEFFEST ’21.
