SKRZAT. A NEW BEGINNING
Premiere 19.09.2025
Movie description
Eleven-year-old Hania has to find herself in a completely new environment after moving to another town. She has no friends and her belief in the existence of gnomes exposes her to ridicule from her peers. When the girls in her class take away her locket – a priceless family heirloom – Hania decides to get it back at all costs. To do so, she must prove that gnomes really exist. In this adventurous mission, she is aided by Michal, the school outsider and young inventor. It is thanks to his support that Hania will open up to the world again and understand that real magic is hidden in friendship.
‘Gnome. A New Beginning’ is a film with a message. An intelligent entertainment that is a great starting point for conversations about important issues that not only children, but also their parents, have to face. The film touches on issues of peer violence, facing life’s changes or responsibility for the nature around us.
The educational value of the production was recognised by the Children’s Rights Ombudsman, who assumed honorary patronage of the film.
SKRZAT. A NEW BEGINNING
Eleven-year-old Hania has to find herself in a completely new environment after moving to another town. She has no friends and her belief in the existence of gnomes exposes her to ridicule from her peers. When the girls in her class take away her locket – a priceless family heirloom – Hania decides to get it back at all costs. To do so, she must prove that gnomes really exist. In this adventurous mission, she is aided by Michal, the school outsider and young inventor. It is thanks to his support that Hania will open up to the world again and understand that real magic is hidden in friendship.
‘Gnome. A New Beginning’ is a film with a message. An intelligent entertainment that is a great starting point for conversations about important issues that not only children, but also their parents, have to face. The film touches on issues of peer violence, facing life’s changes or responsibility for the nature around us.
The educational value of the production was recognised by the Children’s Rights Ombudsman, who assumed honorary patronage of the film.
- Hania Amelia Golda
- Michael Maximilian Zielinski
- Hania's dad Arkadiusz Jakubik
- Hania's mum Agata Turkot
- Hania's mum Agata Turkot
- Michael's mother Anna Smolowik
- Michael's dad Wojciech Solarz
- Directed by Krzysztof Komander
- scenario Krzysztof Komander
- photos Piotr Dudak
- scenography Natalia Anna Matejka
- scenography Natalia Anna Matejka
- costumes Dzvinka Kukul
- characterisation Magdalena Tarka
- installation Krzysztof Komander
- sound Sebastian Kordasz, Grzegorz Rozwadowski, Bartłomiej Bogacki, Michał Fojcik
- music Wojciech Frycz
- producer Dagmara Piasecka
- production manager Artur Zgadzaj
- production Green Rat Production
- co-production Heaven's Gate, Lonely Production, Feature and Documentary Films Studio, Matejka.Studio, HAKA Films, Abstraction Plan, Bahama Films, EC1 Łódź - Miasto Kultury, Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film, OFF Beat Films
- co-financing Polish Film Institute, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Usti Region, FKUK, Silesian Film Fund
Photos and videos
Files to download
First frames and teaser - IP
File .docx - 382 KB
World premiere of the film at the Locarno International Film Festival - IP
File .docx - 58 KB
Trailer and poster - IP
File .docx - 554 KB
Educational brochure
File .pdf - 881 KB
Worksheets
File .pdf - 5 MB
Pressbook
File .pdf - 2 MB
Quality of education in Poland - survey
File .pdf - 2 MB
Honorary patronage of the Ombudsman for Children - IP
File .docx - 625 KB
Promotional song for the film - IP
File .docx - 32 KB
Premiere ceremony - IP
File .docx - 214 KB
Lesson plans for grades 4-6
File .pdf - 6 MB
International festivals - IP
File .docx - 33 KB
