Village of Swimming Cows

A hilarious documentary comedy on the meeting of three neo-hippies from Berlin with Polish farmers from tiny village in the Eastern Poland. The main theme of the film is the search for utopian harmony with the nature versus harsh rural life realities. 

Ellen, Mario and Jon, members of a spiritual commune – the Spirit Center – head east for holiday and work experience. They make longer stay in a small Polish village close to Belarusian border where they rent an old wooden cottage from the local farmer – Stanislav. What happens when eco-crazy Berliners meet real farmers? Is the new healthy lifestyle only a passing fashion of rich city dwellers or can it really change the world? What does it mean today to be close to nature? 

The film shows a new vision of ecological future versus old Polish rural traditions and beliefs with everyday human joys and dramas in the background.

Awards

2018 Łódź (Media Festival "Man in Danger") - Jury's Mention for "an original and humorous approach to the subject of an intercultural meeting"

2019 Mogilno (Polish Festival of Satirical Films "Pyszadło") - Award for best documentary

2019 Mogilno (Polish Festival of Satirical Films "Pyszadło") - Journalists Award

2019 Berlin (Achtung Berlin - New Berlin Film Award) - Exberliner Award

2019 Kraków (Green Film Festival) - 2nd Award for Feature Length Documentary Film

Duration: 78' 

Year: 2018 

Directed by Katarzyna Trzaska 

Produced by Vision House / TVP Polish Television

Editor and Trailer Editor: Marek Kucharski 

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