“Land of Oblivion”, a Polish co-production with Olga Kurylenko and Andrzej Chyra, at the Toronto International Film Festival

“Land of Oblivion”, Michale Boganim, a French-German-Polish co-production with Andrzej Chyra in one of the leading roles and with music by the exceptional Polish pianist and composer Leszek Mozdzer, will be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, the most important film festival on the other side of the ocean. The Polish co-producer is Dariusz Jablonski and Apple Film Production, one of the leading film production companies in Poland.

The film was invited to take part in the Contemporary World Cinema programme during the festival in Toronto. The festival has been taking place since 1976 and showcases the latest trends in world cinematography. This year’s festival, the 36^th edition, will take place between the 8^th-18^th of September.

Michale Boganim’s film has already had the honor of being invited to another international festival. “Land of Oblivion” will have its world premiere at this year’s Venice Festival during the prestigious International Film Critic’s Week (Settimana Internazionale Della Critica), with only nine films of which seven will compete for the Golden Lion of the Future prize.

“Land of Oblivion” is Michale Boganim’s debut fiction film, who is a respected documentary director (her work includes the well-known “Odessa… Odessa!” which has been shown at 40 festivals). 25 years after the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, she shows the stories of several people and families whose lives were destroyed in the blast. The lives of the characters are seen in two different periods: during the day of the blast and ten years later.

Olga Kurylenko (Bond’s girlfriend in “Quantum of Solace”) and Andrzej Chyra star in the leading roles while the music was composed by the brilliant jazz musician and world-class pianist Leszek Mozdzer.

The co-producer of the film is  Dariusz Jablonski and his Apple Film Production (www.applefilm.pl), one of the leading film production companies on the Polish market, which consistently makes films together with international co-production, collaborating with producers from all of Europe and beyond. “Land of Oblivion” is a French-German-Polish co-production which gained the support of the Polish Film Institute as well as the international fund Eurimages of the Council of Europe. The French company Le Pacte is responsible for international distribution.

SCREENINGS AT TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL

Press&Industry:                  8 september at 19h30 – Scotiabank Theatre 11

Official screening:              9 september at 17h15 – AMC 10

Screening:                            10 september at 12h30 – AMC 10

Press&Industry:                  13 september at 16h00 – Scotiabank Theatre 7

Screening:                            17 september at 21h00 – TIFF Bell Lightbox 3

Land of Oblivion

France-Germany-Poland, 2011, 105’

DIRECTED BY: Michale Boganim SCREENPLAY BY: Michale Boganim, Anne Weil, Antoine Lacomblez CINEMATOGRAPHY: Yorgos Arvanitis, Antoine Heberlé MUSIC BY: Leszek Możdżer EDITED BY: Anne Weil, Thierry Derocles SOUND BY: Frédéric de Ravignan, François Waledisch SET DECORATION: Bruno Margery CAST: Olga Kurylenko, Illya Iosivof, Andrzej Chyra, Vyacheslav Slanko, Nicolas Wanczycki, Serguei Strelnikov EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION: Les Films du Poisson PRODUCTION: Films du Poisson, Vandertastic, Apple Film Production DISTRIBUTOR: Le Pacte

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