»I want to make films that make statistics real. I was struck by a news headline that said that one third of the global population consists of refugees. I remember another article that said about 45 million people will be refugees because of climate change. It‘s a new thing.«
– Agnieszka Lukasiak

The 30-year-old Marta lives in poverty in Belarus and has to protect herself and her ten-year-old daughter, Anna, from her violent husband. Together they flee to the promised land of Sweden  here they end up in a refugee reception centre out in the snowy countryside. As Marta and Anna await the outcome of their application for asylum, Marta befriends Ali, an Algerian, and falls in love with him. At the same time , Bengt, an old-age pensioner, offers to marry her – and thereby secure her and Anna‘s future in Sweden. Initially, Marta chooses love. But the Swedish authorities start to make life difficult (…).
Between Two Fires is the first feature film by Agnieszka Lukasiak, who was born in Poland and grew up in Sweden. The film takes a rigorous immigrant perspective, portraying Sweden as an inhospitable and cold society that remains unmoved by the daily struggle for survival that asylum-seekers have to go through.

Awards for ›Between Two Fires‹
Preis der kirchlichen Filmorganisation Interfilm, Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2010