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Radka Franczak
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Katarzyna Ślesicka ...
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Otter Films ...
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Michael Ackerman ...
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Radka Franczak ...
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Losing Sonia

Gdzie jest Sonia, Poland, 2012, 50 min, HD, Arts and Culture, Portrait, Religion

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„Losing Sonia“ shows how a seemingly rigid monastery can be a place full of life, beauty and artistic expression. Sonia, a young nun, paints icons at night and then sleeps until noon. She has a dog, cats, exotic birds, and a body that rebelled against the strict rigour of the monks. Trying to understand her and the meaning of her life choices, we come to Sonia’s family, marked with the history of Russia. At the same time, the film is a journey inside the Orthodox church, showing that the deep spirituality of the nation is being reborn. „Losing Sonia“ tells the story of an unusual woman who, within the walls of the monastery, is trying to rebuild the values, that Russian society has lost under successive political regimes.

Director:

Radka Franczak

Producer:

Anna Wydra, Katarzyna Ślesicka

Screenplay:

Radka Franczak

Director of photography:

Radka Franczak, Michael Ackerman, Ita Zbroniec - Zajt, Malgorzata Szylak, Anna Wydra

Editor:

Radka Franczak, Jarosław Kamiński

World Sales:

Salma Abdalla