Polish director Barbara Medajska's raw documentary follows a group of young people who are united by the absence of a functional family background, tragic life stories, sniffing toluene and the fact that they all live together among giant pipes in the underground of a Polish city. Pushed literally to the edge, or even below the edge, of society, they are fighting their way through life by the skin of their teeth and have only each other. Concrete, honest accounts help us realize that no one chooses such a life willingly, and to condemn them out of hand would be all too easy.
directed by: Barbara Medajska
year: 2024
duration: 13 min
country: Poland