Communion
2016•1h 12m•7.0•Released
Documentary
When adults are ineffectual, children have to grow up quickly. Ola is 14 and she takes care of her dysfunctional father, autistic brother and a mother who lives apart from them and is mainly heard the phone. Most of all she wants to reunite a family that simply doesn’t work — like a defective TV set. She lives in the hope of bringing her mother back home. Her 13 year old brother Nikodem’s Holy Communion is a pretext for the family to meet up. Ola is entirely responsible for preparing the perfect family celebration. “Communion” reveals the beauty of the rejected, the strength of the weak and the need for change when change seems impossible. This crash course in growing up teaches us that failure is not final. Especially when love is in question.
Director
Anna Zamecka
Writer
Anna Zamecka
Languages
Polish
Studio
Wajda Studio
Cast
Ola Kaczanowska
Self
Nikodem Kaczanowski
Self
Marek Kaczanowski
Self
Magdalena Kaczanowska
Self
Production
Company
Wajda Studio
Company
Otter Films
Company
MX35
Company
HBO Europe
Producer
Anna Zamecka
Producer
Hanka Kastelicová
Producer
Zuzanna Król
Producer
Izabela Łopuch
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