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Killing Auntie

Zabicie ciotki · dir. Grzegorz Królikiewicz
Poland 1984, 101’

Screenings

06/27, 12:15 · Kino Centrum

20 year old Jurek confesses the sins he has committed in the past seven years, revealing that he killed his aunt. The priest refuses to absolve him from sins, as Jurek has no regrets, but makes a promise to wait for Jurek to repent, every day. The auntie wakes Jurek up, makes breakfast for him and bustles around the house. Jurek smashes her head with a hammer. Then, he tries to put the body into the bath... Jurek is arrested, after a drunken party. Upon coming home, he prepares packages and sends them as food parcels. The auntie returns home...

Director:Grzegorz Królikiewicz
Screenplay:Grzegorz Królikiewicz, Krzysztof Skudziński
Music:Janusz Hajdun
Cinematography:Krzysztof Ptak
Editing:Jarosław Ostanówko
Cast:Maria Klejdysz, F. Robert Herubin, Krystyna Feldman, Gustaw Holubek, Leon Niemczyk
Awards:Wyróżnienie Jury KSF „Młodzi i Film” (Koszalin, 1985) / Special mention of the jury at the “Young and Cinema” Festival in Koszalin (1985)