Цитата:
Cineuropa: Why did you decide to set the story in Poland of the 1970s?
Adam Guzinski: Poland in the 1970s was quite different from the Poland of today. Nowadays, we can keep in touch using mobile phones, Skype or the internet, any time we like. In those days, when someone went far away for a long time, it was only possible to talk to them for a short time on phone – and this made for an entirely different experience than the one we have today. A person’s absence was felt more keenly. To put it in another way, the traces of someone’s nearest and dearest started to fade when they were away. It reinforced the feelings of emptiness and isolation. That was the main theme behind the film’s narrative. It is a story that could only happen in that world, in those days.
The second reason was more personal. It was a return to my childhood and to the colours, the scents and the sounds that I know intimately. It is a world I used to know completely, so I also know how to function within it. It was a great pleasure for me to come back to it all.