PFF24: Scarborn

Winner of multiple prizes, including the esteemed Golden Lions for Best Film at the 2023 Gdynia Film Festival, as well as Press Award and Youth Jury Award, “Scarborn” is an unconventional Tarantino-style action drama, infused with dark comedy and loosely drawing inspiration from historical events. In the tumultuous spring of 1794, a young peasant and a noble bastard Ignac dreams of claiming rightful inheritance from his dying father Duchnowski. After obtaining the will he has only two days to appear in court to prove his title of nobility. With his half-brother Stanisław trying to prevent the execution of their father’s will, Ignac embarks on a perilous journey to prove his coat of arm. Along the way, he crosses paths with Domingo, a former slave brought to Poland by American Revolutionary War hero General Tadeusz ‘Kos’ Kościuszko, who upon returning to his homeland plans an uprising against the Russians. Pursued by the relentless Russian officer Dunin, their fates converge at the manor house where Kościuszko is in hiding. Ignac faces a pivotal choice of pursuing his dream of nobility or joining forces with "Kos" to fight for freedom and justice.