Pomorskie iluzje

Polish Illusions / Pommersche Illusionen
Director
Jacob Dammas / Helge Renner
Country
Poland, Germany, Denmark, France
Year
2012
Genre
Documentary
Scriptwriters
Jacob Dammas / Helge Renner
Cast
Mark Buller, Jan “Lucjano” Konstantynow, Michał "Mike" Niewczas

Music: Martin Bennebo, Marek Biliński, Hipolit Wożniak
Sound: Witold Roy Zalewski, Radosław Ochnio
Production
GRANIZA in co-production with: ARTE G.E.I.E, TVP1, MDR, ZFF “Pomerania Film”, in association with: YLE, Ex Oriente Film, Dragon Forum, co-financed by: Polish Film Institute, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Danish Film Institute/Filmworkshop, Mitteldeutscher Medienfilmfürderung

Producers: Jacob Dammas / Helge Renner
Production manager: Józefina Jarmużewska
www.graniza.pl
https://vimeo.com/99133870

Storyline

Retired American helicopter pilot Mark Buller has after his military service in Frankfurt moved to Poland to find a new home for his growing collection of army vehicles and his final missing piece - a wife. He finds a helper and admirer in the young, local Michał Niewczas - or 'Mike', as he prefers to be called. Mike engages in helping Mark realize his dream retirement. At the other end of town, Jan Konstantynow - the community's 82-year-old magician - does not plan retirement at all. But when the local cultural centre appoints a new director, Jan is forced to fight for his place in the spotlight. It seems that everyone here has shaped the world in their own heads, but can a comfortable illusion make you a happier person?

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Hot Docs 2012
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2012

Releases

Germany (10 of June 2015)