The Dark House (Dom zły)

Fargo-esque Polish thriller about a murder on a remote farm.

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Directly following on from

Iwona Kurz’s talk

about evil in Polish cinema, here’s a rare example of a contemporary film willing to confront darker aspects of the country’s past. Built around the murder of a family on a remote farm, the story switches between the incident itself in 1978 and an investigation which takes place during martial law four years later. Combining

Fargo

-like black comedy and uncompromising horror,

The Dark House

gradually reveals a web of small-town corruption that leaves nobody untouched.

Supported by the Polish Cultural Institute in London. Presented in association with Polish Expats Association (PEA) and Laundry.

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