The Mute
| Title | THE MUTE |
| Original title | Krew Boga |
| Year of production | 2018 |
| Country | Poland, Belgium |
| Scriptwriter | Bartosz Konopka, Przemyslaw Nowakowski, Anna Wydra |
| Director | Bartosz Konopka |
| ScripTeast Edition | X |
| Creative Advisors |
Trygve Allister Diesen, Neasa Hardiman |
| Head of Studies |
Christan Routh |
| Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award / Special Mention | “The award goes to a strikingly original screenplay that confronts themes of spirituality, loyalty, and family dynamics in an ancient setting while relating an exotic and thought-provoking personal conflict set against the clash between early Christianity and paganism. The Advisory Board is confident that the strong dramatic potential of this engrossing screenplay will result in an excellent quality film with an international audience.”ScripTeast Artistic Board Cannes, May 22nd, 2013 |
| Producers/co-producers/ funding / | Otter Films, Earlybirds films |
| Sales agent |
Kino Świat |
| Distributor |
Kino Świat |
| Trailer | www.youtube.com |
| Poster | |
| Festivals/ awards/ cinema results | Gdynia Polish FF – Golden Lion nomination for Best Director (Bartosz Konopka),
Golden Lion for best Cinematography – winner Jacek Podgórski Moscow IFF – Official Selection Off Camera – Official Selection L’étrange festival – Official selection |
| Synopsis | Two men in the early Middle Ages come to a pagan land: one to bring Christianity, the other to find his way of living. They choose two different ways of reaching the pagans. In the fight between dialogue and force, one of them will die. |
| Full Credits | Run Time 1 hr 40 min (100 min)
Producers: Music: Jerzy Rogiewicz Cinematography: Jacek Podgórski Editing: Andrzej Dabrowski Casting: Nadia Lebik Production Design: Lukasz Trzcinski, Marek Warszewski Art Direction: Anna Marzeda Costume Design: Marta Ostrowicz Cast: Krzysztof Pieczyński, Karol Bernacki, Jan Bijvoet, Jeroen Perceval, Olivier de Sagazan |
| Link to the project – archive | scripteast.pl/blind-spot |