Named Best Short by the European Film Academy in 2010, Hanoi-Warszawa is an example of Klimkiewicz's approach to filmmaking - while the dialogues play their part, the essence lies in the strength of images and the film’s structure, which resembles a fairy tale. Wishing to be reunited with her boyfriend and start a new life, the protagonist - a Vietnamese girl named Mai Anh illegally enters Poland. The journey through Poland that turns into a bad dream full of humiliation and violence. The film received a number of awards in 2010, including the European Film Award and the Cottbus Eastern European Film Award.
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