Spoor

by Agnieszka Holland

Based on a best-selling novel.Directed by three times Academy Award-Nominee Agnieszka Holland.

Retired civil engineer Duszejko lives a secluded life in a mountain village close to the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. She is charismatic and eccentric, a passionate astrologer and a strict vegetarian. One day her beloved dogs disappear. On a snowy winter's night shortly afterwards she discovers the dead body of her neighbour and, next to it, deer tracks. More men die in a similarly mysterious way. All of them were pillars of the village community, and all were passionate hunters. Were these men killed by wild animals? Or has someone been provoked to pursue a bloody vendetta? At some point Duszejko herself comes under suspicion ...

Genre / Language / Length
Drama / Polish / 128 minutes
Original title
Pokot
directed by
Agnieszka Holland (IN DARKNESS, BURNING BUSH)
produced by
TOR Film Production in co-production with Heimatfilm, Nutprodukce, Nutprodukcia, Chimney, Agora, Odra-Film, National Audiovisual Institute, HBO Europe, ZDF, Arte, Czech Television, Film i Väst
Cast
  • Agnieszka Mandat
  • Wiktor Zborowski
  • Jakub Gierszal
  • Miroslav Krobot
Download

Press Quotes

Shot with an eye for beauty lurking beneath the seeming bleakness
SCREENDAILY

Miss Marple meets Angela Carter in the trackless Polish forest
THE GUARDIAN

An impressive mix of genres - eco-thriller, dark comedy, mystery, with some romance thrown in for good measure
FIRSTSHOWING.NET

A subtle ecological thriller… a fascinating addition to a multifaceted career
THE ECONOMIST

Selected Festivals & Awards

67th Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize | awarded
×