Michał Benkes

The story of a soldier’s parents told from the perspective of their 17-year-old grandson, Janek

Forst is a wealthy, well-organized man. When we meet him, he seems like the king of life. One day he abandons the corporation where he is vice president. The devastation he leaves behind gives no hope of returning. The forest, 4 am a few years later. A semi-feral forest grandfather, overgrown, dirty, in rags, sets snares for animals. We recognize: it's the same man - Forst. He lives in the forest, in a dugout he built himself. For company he has a three-legged dog. He feeds on the meat of hunted game, lives in harmony with nature. One day, thirteen-year-old Jadzia stands in front of the door of his solitude. Forst once again has to change his life....