Arena

Martin Rath
Poland 2013 / 23’

Think about what you want… A young hitchhiker is picked up by some people from the Bieszczady Mountains. The man is fascinated not only by the charisma of the people there but also by how untamed the place is, as well as by the opportunity to follow his primal instincts. He decides to give in and to attach a deeper meaning to his time in the mountains. The only question that remains is, Who do we have to prove our strength to?

Agata Bratek

awards

Cork FF 2013 – Grand Prix, Kustendorf IF&MF 2014 – Vilko Filač Award for the Best Cinematography

Martin Rath

Martin Rath grew up in East Berlin. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Art and is currently studying at the directing department of the Film School in Lodz. His short documentary Written in Ink has been shown at more than 100 international film festivals including SXSW and Hot Docs. In 2013 Martin completed his 23 min. fiction short film Arena.

Filmography

2010 Punkt oparcia (short)

2011 Co raz zostało zapisane / Written in Ink (doc., short)

2012 To co posiadasz (short)

2013 Arena / Arena (short)

Credits

director Martin Rath
screenplay Martin Rath
cinematography Bartosz Świniarski
editing Patrik Eriksson, Martin Rath
music Artur Walaszczyk
cast Marcin Kowalczyk, Piotr Dmyszewicz, Mikołaj Chroboczek, Andrzej Borowski, Marek Sopata
producer Marcin Malatyński, Łukasz Długołęcki, Wacław Miklaszewski,
production Szkoła Filmowa w Łodzi, Fundacja NUR, Isyrius
sales Szkoła Filmowa w Łodzi
language Polish