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202640 minPGdocumentary

Genia

202640 minPGdocumentary

Eugenia Jurczyk from post-industrial Silesia shares her powerful monologue, exploring themes of memory and belonging in a raw, emotional encounter.

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Lucjan Olszówka

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Eugenia Jurczyk from post-industrial Silesia shares her powerful monologue, exploring themes of memory and belonging in a raw, emotional encounter.

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An intimate portrait of Eugenia Jurczyk from post-industrial Silesia. Her powerful monologue breaks the line between subject and viewer, creating a raw, emotional encounter that challenges ideas of memory and belonging.

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