Nie zgubiliśmy drogi

Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal's feature film is a loose adaptation of “Till varmare länder”, a novel by Swedish author P.C. Jersild. The Polish directorial duo follow a man and a woman across separate storylines. Ewa, a translator in her mid-thirties, hardly has any work and can barely keep her head above water. About ten years older than her, Eryk is a Cervantes specialist teaching at a university. Unable keep himself under control, he loses his job as a result. But there are a few details common to these two plots otherwise running in parallel, such as the black-and-white photograph of a lake or the notebook that Ewa leafs through, which we also see on Eryk's desk.
In unadorned images, the Sasnals explore just how pared down a narrative can become. A composite of fragmentary scenes, many of which are self-contained rather than fitting into a meaningful whole, the film subtly undermines our faith in the linear flow of time. Yet however easy as it is to get lost in NIE ZGUBILIŚMY DROGI, there is always the sense that the filmmakers don’t stray for a moment from their uncompromising path. (Cristina Nord)

Anka Sasnal was born in 1973 in Tarnów, Poland. She studied Polish literature and gender studies. Anka Sasnal lives and works in Krakow as a screenwriter, editor and filmmaker. Huba was shown at the 2014 Berlinale Forum.

Wilhelm Sasnal was born in 1972 in Tarnów, Poland. He studied architecture as well as painting. Wilhelm Sasnal lives and works as a painter and filmmaker in Krakow. Huba was shown at the 2014 Berlinale Forum.

Production Agata Szymańska, Magdalena Kamińska. Production company Balapolis (Warschau, Poland). Directed by Anka Sasnal, Wilhelm Sasnal. Written by Anka Sasnal. Cinematography Wilhelm Sasnal. Editing Anka Sasnal, Paweł Gardynik. Music Jakub Ziołek. Sound design Igor Kłaczyński. Sound Igor Kłaczyński, Jan Moszumański. Production design Agata Biskup. Costumes Ewelina Gąsior. Make-up Alexandra Dutkiewicz. Casting Żywia Kosińska-Wdowiak, Anka Sasnal. Assistant directors Radosław Chrześciański, Julia Jendrysik. Production managers Paweł Przywara, Ewa Przywara. Executive producer Paweł Przywara. Co-producers Wilhelm Sasnal, Izabela Błaszczyk. Co-production Wilhelm Sasnal, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe. With Agnieszka Żulewska, Andrzej Konopka, Oskar Hamerski, Małgorzata Zawadzka, Roman Gancarczyk, Rita Sasnal.

Films

Anka Sasnal (joint films, selection): 1997: Kilkadziesiąt sekund źle wywołanej taśmy filmowej / Several Seconds of Badly Developed Film (1 min.). 2004: Sześć krótkich filmów / Six Short Films (27 min.). 2005: Marfa (26 min.). 2006: Mojave (7 min.), Widlik / Furcellaria (10 min.), The Ranch (37 min.), The River (23 min.). 2007: Let Me Tell You a Film (11 min.). 2008: Drugi kościół / The Other Church (8 min.), Świniopas / Swineherd (85 min.). 2010: Kacper (12 min.). 2011: Z daleka widok jest piękny / It Looks Pretty from a Distance (77 min.). 2013: Aleksander (58 min.). 2014: Huba / Parasite (66 min.). 2022: Nie zgubiliśmy drogi / We Haven’t Lost Our Way.

Wilhelm Sasnal (joint films, selection): 2004: Sześć krótkich filmów / Six Short Films (27 min.). 2005: Marfa (26 min.). 2006: The Ranch (37 min.). 2008: Świniopas / Swineherd (85 min.). 2011: Z daleka widok jest piękny / It Looks Pretty from a Distance (77 min.). 2013: Aleksander (58 min.). 2014: Huba / Parasite (66 min.). 2022: Nie zgubiliśmy drogi / We Haven’t Lost Our Way.