Directed by:
Urszula AntoniakScreenplay:
Urszula AntoniakCinematography:
Lennert HillegeCast:
Jakub Gierszal, Andrzej Chyra, Christian Löber, Justyna Wasilewska, Matthew Burton, Kinga Kuczek, Elżbieta Łojszczyk, Zofia Pacholczyk (more)VOD (2)
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Beyond Words centres on a handsome young lawyer working for a firm that takes on refugee cases. Though he looks German and speaks the language fluently, Michael (Jakub Gierszal) is himself an immigrant, from Poland, who assimilated over the years. As he reflects on whether he wants to take on the refugee-status case of a Black poet, Michael's long-lost father - whom he has never seen and presumed was dead - arrives on his doorstep. Over the course of a weekend, the two make awkward attempts to establish some form of connection. Memories and false starts conflict with his father's need to communicate something essential to his son. What complicates matters even more is that the formality and "correctness" of Michael's mien is the antithesis of his father's rather ragged and disorganized personality. Antoniak does a magnificent job of probing the depths of this unexpected relationship. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jakub Gierszal
Poland
Best movies:
Najlepszy (2017)
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Andrzej Chyra
Poland
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The Last Family (2016)
Justyna Wasilewska
Poland
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Matthew Burton
Australia
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Valkyrie (2008)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Jack Strong (2014)
Małgorzata Krukowska
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The Butler (2018)
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