Secret

In his newest film, this leading enfant terrible of Polish cinema has effected a major stylistic reversal: driven to date by punk energy, classic narration has been replaced by an almost total lack of dialogue, an emotional psychodrama that plays out between three protagonists: a grandson, his grandfather and a girl. The history of Ksawery and Karolina, who try to break through the wall built by Jan and force him to confess to the murder of a Jewish family, a hypnotising music video rhythm mingles in one shot with long scenes that invite us to reflect on the sense and need to break open old wounds. In Wojcieszek’s vision, the crime was not punished, nor will discovery of the secret bring catharsis.