FORT

The year is 1999. Sebastian is a rebellious primary school student with no desire to learn. Under the threat of not making it to the next class, his history teacher gives him homework that will ultimately change his life.

Today, Sebastian is over thirty years old and is passionate about the events that took place during World War II in Wroclaw. He discovers the city's forgotten monuments after the war and draws an unusual map that shows the location of these places. He takes a souvenir from each site.

One of the last monuments he goes to is Fort no. 6 in Polanowice. He finds this place fascinating. In the main bunker, Sebastian finds an old notebook. Unexpectedly, a teenager appears on his way, who is by no means as enthusiastic about the Fort as he is. They do not like each other from the very beginning. The situation is changed by the content of the notebook, whose words take the action of the film into the past, reflecting the dramatic story of the last days of the lives of the German soldiers who were stationed at the Fort during World War II. Transferred to the set of one of the last battles fought under the walls of the city of Breslau between the troops of the Wehrmacht and the USSR, the relationship between the contemporary protagonists changes dramatically.

Their reunion will seal the fate and surprising ending of the film.

  • Mateusz Kowalski
    Director
  • Mateusz Kowalski
    Writer
  • Dorota Schleiss
    Producer
  • Piotr Marcjasz
    Producer
  • Krzysztof Zych
    Key Cast
    "Sebastian "
  • Karol Marć
    Key Cast
    "Damian"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    FORT
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 27, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland
  • Language:
    English, Polish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Falcon International Film Festival
    London E15 2SP
    United Kingdom
    January 22, 2022
    Award Winner Best Short
Director Biography - Mateusz Kowalski

Graduate of Wrocław's Mastershot Film School. Creator of several short films. In 2015 he made a school etude "Fraga", which won the award for best short film at the Fisheye Film Festival in the UK. In the same year, he made a short film "Bridges", which premiered during the European Capital of Culture 2016.
Since 2017 he has been working as a director in ATM Grupa.

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