Movie
Benek Blues
2000 · 56 min
A quiet, intimate portrait of two bedridden men caring for each other in a cramped flat, observed with patience and warmth.
- Directed by
- Katarzyna Maciejko-Kowalczyk
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Bernard Ben Dobrowolski
- Overview
- The action is placed in a cramped flat in Warsaw’s district of Ochota. A father and a son, both bedridden, live in a fascinating symbiosis. The son, a well‑known photographer Bernard ben Dobrowolski, is lying in bed because a chronic condition has deformed his body and immobilized him. The father, Dominik, has recently suffered from a stroke. Now they are taking care of each other and crowds of visitors move through their room.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, isolation, aging, art
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Katarzyna Maciejko-Kowalczyk
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Bernard Ben Dobrowolski