International Premiere
A young man’s house party takes an unexpected turn when his gangster neighbour breaks into his apartment. A carefully crafted morality story, For Real forces its protagonist to make uncomfortable choices. This is a tough survival drama that effectively chronicles a series of bad decisions that lead to life-changing events. Exceptionally well-acted, shot, and edited, the movie takes the audience on a complete journey that’s entertaining and frightening. Tense, unpredictable, and frustrating, this is a complicated scenario where any choice has dangerous consequences.
Community Partner
Dawid Ściupidro, Maciej Kosiacki, Bernadetta Statkiewicz, Daniel Namiotko, Hubert Fiebig
Poland
2022
In Polish with English subtitles
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International Shorts: Morality Plays
Morals are being challenged on many fronts. The protagonists in this program of short films are all faced with difficult moral choices and they don’t always make the right decisions.
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Credits
Producer
Agata Golańska
Screenwriter
Ernest Lorek
Cinematography
Edgar Grishchuk
Editor
Marta Ossowska
Original Music
Michał Lejczak
Production Design
Katarzyna Tomczyk
Director
Ernest Lorek
Director and actor Ernest Lorek was born in Warsaw and studied Philosophy at the University of Warsaw. He is currently a fifth year student in the directing department of the Polish National Film School in Łódź. He creates music videos for leading Polish rappers and others. He has directed many short films including Into the Forest (2018), which was awarded as Best Student Film at Opavský páv.