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THE TOUGH

POLISH TITLE: HARDA

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The Tough carries a lot of meanings: defiant, vicious, resistant, relentless, strong, resilient, cold, hard. The film's protagonist had a good reason to choose this name for his discovery - a place he has to face where he tangibly learns about all those characteristics, and also literally the hard way. It stirs his imagination while abruptly and obsessively pushing him forward. The camera follows him, step by step, taking part in the exploration of spaces never seen before, which increasingly resist the delicate human matter.

The main character of the movie is Jarosław Surmacz, one of the discoverer of Harda (The Tough) Cave in the Tatra Mountains in Poland.

TRAILER
GENRE:
documentary
RUNNING TIME:
14'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Marcin Polar
SCRIPT:
Marcin Polar
DOP:
Marcin Polar
EDITOR:
Aleksandra Gowin
CAST:
Jarosław Surmacz
SOUND:
Michał Fojcik
PRODUCTION:
Studio Munka, Lele Crossmedia Production

Marcin Polar »

Director, cinematographer, photographer. A graduate from the Krakow Film School, and Cinematography, Direction and Art Photography at the Radio and Television Faculty of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Creator of documentaries, short films, music videos and commercials. He has vast experience in filming in extreme conditions, often using mountaineering, aerial, and underwater techniques. His previous short documentary "Collection" was screened at major festivals all over the world as well as his newest short doc "The Tough", premiered at Sundance FF in 2019, which was presented at almost 30 international film festivals, winning 5 awards.

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