EUNIC Brussels Film Festival 2025: “Simona Kossak”
6 – 16 October 2025
Cinema Vendôme
Chau. de Wavre 18

Lacking the talent that has been defining her family for generations, Simona Kossak is growing up knowing no warmth from her authoritarian mother. After graduating from the university, she leaves everything behind – her home, tradition and social norms – and accepts the position of a scientist in Białowieża, starting to live her life on her own terms. She settles in the middle of the forest, in a house with no electricity or running water, surrounded by wild nature. There, she meets a photographer, Lech Wilczek, who shares her passions: the love of nature and… the need for freedom. However, her view on the work of a naturalist and the position a young woman in a world dominated by men gets painfully shattered. Not only must she defend her ideals but also the world of flora and fauna.
13 October, 18:45

Director – ADRIAN PANEK
Screenplay – ADRIAN PANEK
Cinematography – JAKUB STOLECKI
Music – BARTOSZ CHAJDECKI
Art Directo – AGATA ADAMUS
Producers – AGATA SZYMAŃSKA, MAGDALENA KAMIŃSKA
Production company – BALAPOLIS
Cast:
Simona Kossak – SANDRA DRZYMALSKA
Lech Wilczek – JAKUB GIERSZAŁ
Elżbieta Kossak, Simona’s mother – AGATA KULESZA
Director Batura – BORYS SZYC
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