Requiem

Requiem

2001 · 86 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Bartłomiej, community elder and orator, must choose an appropriate successor, but finds difficulty in the aftermath of a local girl's tragic hit-and-run death. A community's pain reverberates through fractured relationships and the burden of funereal responsibility.

Directed by Witold Leszczyński · Written by Edward Redliński

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