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Drama

All Our Fears

- About what we believe in. About who we love.

Daniel is respected by his village community as long as he bravely supports the fight for their affairs. He is in love with the boy next door, Olek, who is not ready to reveal his sexual identity. Their relationship develops in secret. When a teenage friend can no longer take homophobic attacks and commits a suicide, Daniel tries to convince the villagers to organise a service of the Stations of the Cross together for the intention of the victim.

Release Date : 2022-11-24

Language :Polish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SerceMimikraKino Polska TVAIDUCanal+ Polska

Production Country : Poland

Alternative Titles : Fears

Cast

Dawid Ogrodnik

Character Name : Daniel Rycharski

Original Name : Dawid Ogrodnik

Gender : Male

Maria Maj

Character Name : Daniel's grandmother

Original Name : Maria Maj

Gender : Female

Andrzej Chyra

Character Name : Daniel's father

Original Name : Andrzej Chyra

Gender : Male

Oskar Rybaczek

Character Name : Olek

Original Name : Oskar Rybaczek

Gender : Male

Jacek Poniedziałek

Character Name : Custos Karol

Original Name : Jacek Poniedziałek

Gender : Male

Agata Łabno

Character Name : Jagoda Majewska

Original Name : Agata Łabno

Gender : Male

Jowita Budnik

Character Name : Jadwiga Majewska / Jagoda's mother

Original Name : Jowita Budnik

Gender : Female

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Character Name : Village Mayor Anka

Original Name : Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Gender : Female

Wiktoria Kruszczyńska

Character Name : Basia

Original Name : Wiktoria Kruszczyńska

Gender : Female

Karolina Bruchnicka

Character Name : Kinga Majewska / Jagoda's sister

Original Name : Karolina Bruchnicka

Gender : Female

Zbigniew Litwińczuk

Character Name : Janicki

Original Name : Zbigniew Litwińczuk

Gender : Male

Konrad Eleryk

Character Name : Sławek

Original Name : Konrad Eleryk

Gender : Male

Ryszard Doliński

Character Name : Old Nowak

Original Name : Ryszard Doliński

Gender : Male

Małgorzata Biela

Character Name : Ula

Original Name : Małgorzata Biela

Gender : Female

Piotr Trojan

Character Name : Parish Priest Kurówka

Original Name : Piotr Trojan

Gender : Male

Rafał Maćkowiak

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Rafał Maćkowiak

Gender : Male

Wioletta Kopańska

Character Name : Magda

Original Name : Wioletta Kopańska

Gender : Female

Mirosław Kropielnicki

Character Name : Dominican father

Original Name : Mirosław Kropielnicki

Gender : Male

Paweł Ferdek

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Paweł Ferdek

Gender : Male

Dawid Nickel

Character Name : Acolyte

Original Name : Dawid Nickel

Gender : Male

Jolanta Borowska

Character Name : Faithful

Original Name : Jolanta Borowska

Gender : Female

Kuba Kosma

Character Name :

Original Name : Kuba Kosma

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-01

Dawid Ogrodnik is "Daniel" (The English language title of this film). He is an openly gay lad living in his Catholic community that is trying to keep it's head above water in the face of increased mechanisation and government interference in the farming techniques that have served them well for generations. Now he is a bit of a force of nature, and though accepted - even admired - by his peers - it's not always on the most sincere of terms. When tragedy strikes his friend "Jagoda" (Agnata Labno) it appears that much of this tolerance may only only have been skin deep, and "Daniel" must deal with the consequences, especially when he wishes to deliver a "way of the cross" tribute to his friend that flies in the face of much of the traditional beliefs of his neighbours. This is quite a well strung together look at just how gay rights and freedoms sometimes complement and sometimes contradict the more traditional and deep-rooted values held in rural communities and is especially poignant to look at now, as Poland continues to wrestle with it's own approach to civil and sexual liberties whilst reconciling the values of a church (and a congregation) that is less willing to move with the times. We know from the start that "Daniel" is not the only gay in the village - and we are not the only ones who know. This is as much about people finding the confidence to follow their hearts as it is about religious intolerance, and as a short and punchy drama delivers quite well on that front. Sadly, it's that brevity that leads to simplicity and stereotyping in a way that rather undermined the core impact of the story for me. There is not really time to develop the characters nor to understand more about what created the scenario around the tragedy in the first place. That said, it's still a film worth watching and one that demonstrates that free thought and expression are still alive and well in a country that still has it's own demons to face, even now.