THE PASSION - According to the Polish Community of Pruchnik
a film by Andreas Horvath and Monika Muskala
documentary, 30 mins. (AT, 2009 )
In the Polish community of Pruchnik, Good Friday is celebrated by destroying an effigy of Judas. A dummy is dragged through the town streets, beaten, burned and thrown in the river. Attributing deicide to the Jews becomes a key moment in community life that is built around the idea of vengeance while awaiting the resurrection.
screening history:
- Brisbane Intl. Film Festival 2009
- Jihlava Documentary Film Festival 2009
- Festival dei Popoli (Forence) 2009
- Cinéma du Réel (Paris) 2010
- Diagonale (Graz, Austria) 2010
- Visions du Réel (Nyon) 2010
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