Scratch (Rysa)

2008
Poland
89 min
E

Directed by: Michal Rosa
Cast: Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak, Krzysztof Stroinski, Ewa Telega

Outstanding performances from two of Poland's best known acting talents (Jankowska-Cieslak and Stroinski) are the beating heart of this restrained and assured family drama. When their 40-year-old marriage is threatened by a shocking revelation, Joanna and Jan find themselves suddenly estranged. Torn by politics, secrets and the ghosts of the past, their once solid relationship gradually begins to fall apart. A thoughtful, touching drama making an allegorical nod to recent Polish history.