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Cinema Under the Stars
As the historic urban space of Toruń constitutes an unforgettable experience in itself, weshall let you have a taste of it during this year’s edition of the festival. Once again, we aregoing to meet in the yard of the Old Town City Hall in Toruń where you will have a chance to watch five films we have selected for that particular scenery: More »

Castle Cinema
Let us take you back to the 1980s, amidst the unique scenery of the ruins of the Teutonic Castle, when some of the legendary horror films, now considered ‘cult classics’ were made. Although many of them were remade – some even saw many sequels made to continue the original idea – our intention is to show you the archetypes of the characters that have forever gone down in the history of this particular genre. The genre that is adored by so many devoted cinema goers. More »

Must See Must Be
The section Must See Must Bee is a summary of the films screened during the most important film festivals around the world which even the most knowledgeable film enthusiasts might have missed, when making an effort to digest the plethora of new film productions. More »

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Hanoi-Warsaw

Hanoi-Warszawa · dir. Katarzyna Klimkiewicz
Poland 2009, 27’

A young Vietnamese girl Mai Anh crosses the Polish state border. Now she has to arrive to Warsaw. There waits her fiance, better life  and wish ― fulfillment. Mai Anh's trip  through Poland is a trip by the hell of humiliation and violence.  This young girl escapes from brutal carriers and tries to go to the capital on her own, without any money and knowledge of language.

Director:Katarzyna Klimkiewicz
Screenplay:Katarzyna Klimkiewicz
Music:Marzena Majcher
Cinematography:Andrzej Wojciechowski
Editing:Andrzej Dąbrowski
Cast:Thu Ha Mai, Le Thanh Hunh, Michał Podsiadło, Klaudia Barcik, Przemysław Modliszewski
Awards:Specjalna Nagroda Jury / Special Award of the Jury, Wyróżnienie / Honorary Mention – Thu Ha Mai (Polish Film Festival, Gdynia 2009)

Katarzyna Klimkiewicz is a graduate of Direction in The Film School in Łódź. She shoots reportages and documentary films.