Poster for the movie Nowy świat

Nowy świat

2015 • 90 minutes
Drama

Three stories of immigrants trying to start new lives in Poland: an Afghan traumatised by the war, a Ukrainian lost in her own body, and a Belarusian running away from painful love. The Afghan, Azzam, works as a translator for the Polish army. In his homeland he is treated like a traitor. Having been evacuated to Poland, he is unable to shake off the war experiences. The Ukrainian, Wiera, escapes to Poland to undergo sex reassignment surgery in secret from her family. An unexpected visit from her father and little son will make her face the question of her own identity once more. Żanna, the Belarusian, leaves her husband, a dissident, and lives together with her daughter at her sister’s in Warsaw. She wants to move out as soon as possible and make a normal home. Things get complicated when her husband gets arrested again.

Picture of Olga Kavalay-Aksyonova

Olga Kavalay-Aksyonova

Żanna Łuckiewicz

Picture of Julian Świeżewski

Julian Świeżewski

Jan

Picture of Dominika Maiseyenka

Dominika Maiseyenka

Sonia

Picture of Svetlana Anikej

Svetlana Anikej

Irina

Picture of Hassan Akkouch

Hassan Akkouch

Azzam

Picture of Dariusz Chojnacki

Dariusz Chojnacki

Łukasz

Picture of Irena Melcer

Irena Melcer

Ewa

Picture of Sebastian Fabijański

Sebastian Fabijański

Żołnierz Artur

Picture of Alicja Juszkiewicz

Alicja Juszkiewicz

The Bride

Picture of Elżbieta Czerwińska

Elżbieta Czerwińska

The professor

Picture of Barbara Wypych

Barbara Wypych