Vakha and Magomed

Vakha i Magomed

Vakha and Magomed

Marta Prus

PL
2010
Documentary
12’
Panorama

Vakha and his ten-year-old Magomed have emigrated from Chechnya to Poland. Left to their own devices, they have to deal with the rigours of everyday routine in a bleak refugee centre in Warsaw. We see them cooking, playing, praying, cleaning their teeth and turning in for the night. Yet despite the dreary circumstances, they attempt to lead a normal everyday life. They also try to hang on to their identity despite the traumatic war experiences. The story of Vakha and Magomed, filmed without commentary, provides a humanist look into the relationship between father and son.

Director / Script

Marta Prus

Cinematography

Mateusz Wajda

Editing

Cecylia Pacura

Production

Polish National Film School in Łódź

Contact

Krakow Film Foundation

Portrait of Marta Prus

Marta Prus

Born 1987 in Warsaw, Prus first studied art history at the University of Warszaw, and since 2009 has been studying directing. She also took a documentary film course there by Andrzej Wajda. Her first film Vakha and Magomed (2010) won six awards at international film festivals.


Films by Marta Prus
Dzieci (Kids) 2014 | Nastoletnie Matki (Teen Mom Poland) 2014 | Obok mnie (Next to Me) 2014 | Nic Dookola (And Nothing Around) 2012 | Osiemnastla (Eighteenth Birthday) 2012 | Jutro Kiedy spisz (Tomorrow When You Sleep) 2011 | Vakha i Magomed (Vakha and Magomed) 2010