THE PEASANTS
by Dorota Kobiela
In Production
Painted animation
110’, Polish dialogues
SYNOPSIS
THE PEASANTS is a tragic story of a peasant girl Jagna forced to marry a much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and hate of the villagers and has to fight to preserve her independence. Set in the Polish countryside on the cusp of the 19th and 20th Centuries, the story’s dramatic turns tie into the changing seasons, hard labour in the fields and traditional local holidays.
CREW
Written by Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Directed by Dorota Kobiela, Music by Łukasz Rostkowski, Produced by Sean Bobbitt, Hugh Welchman, Ivan Pribićević, Agnė Adomėnė.
PRODUCTION
BreakThru Productions – Poland
Digital Crafts – Serbia
Art Shot – Lithuania
FINANSING
Polish Film Institute
Film Center Serbia
Lithuanian Film Centre
DISTRUBUTION
New Europe Film Sales