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Acting
Damian Ul's raw, unscripted-feeling performance as Stefek.
Cinematography
Golden-hour Polish railway town, shot like memory itself.
Direction
Jakimowski lets kids be kids — messy, cruel, hopeful.
Director
Andrzej Jakimowski
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