22nd WJFF: "My Father’s Castle" – film show
Krzysztof, 82, is obsessed with the idea of leaving Paris and moving to Poznan – the city where he spent his early years. His son, who is accompanying him with a camera, tries to understand his motivation.
- Saturday, 9 November, 2024 at 4PM, BUY A TICKET→
- Room A
- Trailer →
"My Father’s Castle," dir. Filip Flatau, France, 2023, 52’, documentary feature film – POLISH PREMIERE
It's the story of a Jewish child who grows up under the German occupation, without a father and without knowing who he really is. It's the story of a lonely teenage boy who, after his Catholic First Communion, learns from an anonymous letter that he is Jewish. It's the story of a man who one day decides to flee communist Poland. Now, half a century later, Krzysztof is obsessed with the idea of moving back to the family house in Poznan, which he has been painstakingly renovating. But first has to convince his painter wife, also a Holocaust survivor, and his son Philippe, a native Frenchman, to leave Paris. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that the plan of moving to Poland is nebulous at best. To force some sort of decision, Philippe decides to travel with his father to Poznań for a month, immersing himself in the world of Krzysztof’s memories.
After the screening, at 5PM, we invite you to a discussion with the film’s director. The central theme of the "Post-Jewish" panel will be the recalling of memory of the irretrievably lost Jewish heritage, not only in the context of lost property. The conversation will revolve also around three films presented at the 22nd Jewish Film Festival—"My Father's Castle" being one of them.
Find out more about the "Post-Jewish" panel →
Additional information:
- Language: French, Polish
- Subtitles: Polish, English
- Rating: 16+
- Partner of the screening: Institut français de Pologne.
