UNDER THE VOLCANO
Far from all everyday conflicts, a Ukrainian family is set to return home from their all-inclusive resort in Tenerife. But after the outbreak of war in their homeland, reality takes matters into its own hands, making the journey home uncertain. Then nature intervenes, and suddenly both the ocean and the volcano become terrifying adversaries. They disrupt the fragile peace of their vacation, and the family members must cope with isolation, fear, and each other.
Damian Kocur was born on 23 September 1983. He is a Polish film director, a graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. His debut feature film Bread and Salt (Chleb i sól) premiered in 2022 at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize in the Orizzonti program. Kocur subsequently won the Polish Film Award for Discovery of the Year, and was nominated for Best Director at the 25th Polish Film Awards in 2023. His second feature film, Under the Volcano (Pod wulkanem), premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Toronto, Marrakesh (Best Director, Best Actor), Tromsø, London, São Paulo, Thessaloniki, Cork, Vancouver, Polish Film festival (Best Debut Actor), Zurich, Göteborg, Tbilisi, Brussels, Pune…
UNDER THE VOLCANO (ff.)
DIRECTOR: Damian Kocur
COUNTRY: Poland
YEAR: 2024
RUNTIME: 105’
LANGUAGE: Ukrainian, Spanish, English
CAST: Sofia Berezovska, Roman Lutskyi, Anastasiya Karpenko
PRODUCTION: Lizart Film, Hawk Art, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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