The Guest

Written By Alex Szalat

80 min｜2024｜Poland

  • Director: Zuzanna Solakiewicz, Zvika Gregory Portnoy

  • Co-Director: Michał Bielawski 

  • Producers: Plesnar & Krauss FILMS Sp. z o.o.

  • Status: post-production

Maciek lives in the Polish village close to Belarus. It is winter 2021 and the crisis at the border is intensifying. The whole area becomes a military zone. The district is patrolled by the border guard searching for “illegals” and pushing them back to Belarus. One day Maciek’s mother is letting an exhausted Syrian refugee to their house. His name is Alhaytham. Day by day the men are establishing the bond. Although each single day of hiding puts them both in danger – Maciek could be accused of smuggling people and Alhaytham would be pushed back to Belarus again, which could cost him his life.

Alex Szalat
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