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Our Little El Dorado

A village near Krakow fights for survival, weighed down by the burden of debts incurred by its overly ambitious head. Mayor Kulig once experienced a personal tragedy - he lost his beloved son, the famous rally driver, with whom he had great ambitions. Has it affected the community? The film, although told through the prism of troubles and conflicts, is an energetic and cheerful allegory of our world inhabited by people who usually mean well, but do not always succeed.

  • Piotr Malecki
    Director
    George and George on the Lake, Out of the Blue
  • Piotr Malecki
    Writer
    George and George on the Lake, Out of the Blue
  • Joanna Tatko
    Producer
    Symphony of the Ursus Factory
  • Piotr Malecki
    Producer
    George and George on the Lake, Out of the Blue
  • Jan Kulig
    Key Cast
  • Hubert Pusek
    Editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Nasze Małe Eldorado
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    60 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 30, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    98,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland
  • Language:
    Polish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Canal Plus TVOD

    Poland
    April 25, 2024
    Polish premiere
Distribution Information
  • Short Docs Media
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Piotr Malecki

Documentary filmmaker, press photographer. Finished documentary directing program at the Wajda School in Warsaw, studied cinematography at the Radio and Television Department of the University of Silesia, and photography in Bournemouth and Poole College of Art in Great Britain. Nominated to Silver Screen award and Jan Machulski award. His films were presented at prestigious film festivals, such as DOK Leipzig and Krakow Film Festival.

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Director Statement

I grew up in Warsaw, where everything is plentiful, everywhere far away. When, having a wife and children, I moved to a small town near Warsaw - Piaseczno, I was struck by the great generosity of this world - separate offices, a local newspaper and elections, a small center with a community center and shops. Like a separate micro-state. I like it very much, living in this small urban organism.
For many years, my dream was to portray such a local community as a separate microworld, living its own rhythm, busy with its own affairs. So when in the spring of 2019 I came across a short article in the newspaper entitled "Łapanów puts out the light" and I read about the troubles of the commune, I thought that this is Poland in a nutshell. When I went to Łapanów with my camera, it turned out that it's not just Poland - it's the whole world in a nutshell!