Logline

The police officer interrogates teenage Miłosz, trying to find out what happened while he was playing truant with his collegues. Miłosz accuses his classmate of attempted murder. As events unfold, it turns out that the victim's testimony is not entirely true.

Trailer

Director's Note

The film "Stone in the Water" was inspired by a story that took place in the city I come from.

Four friends play truant, as a result of which three boys throw their friend into the river.

For the needs of the film narrative, I created fictional characters and their backstories. The film is a search for answers to the question - what could have connected the high school students and what could have happened that day?

The viewer, like a police officer, learns the story, told from the point of view of the victim. Then the narrative changes and we accompany the characters during carefree events until the climax, i.e. the torturer's testimony. Who is really the torturer and who is the victim?

I invited non-professional actors and first- and second-year acting students to the casting. I wanted naturalness and spontaneity. During the shooting, I created space for improvisation and unexpected behavior.

We talk about difficult things, so already at the script stage we were looking for humor and narrative elements that would be a counterpoint to the film's theme.

The film was made in the Kłodzko Valley, in Lower Silesia - a place where such a story could have taken place.

We decided on a "following" camera, which accompanies the characters in seemingly trivial activities, so that the viewer feels like a participant in the events.

"A Stone in the Water" was created as a 3-year feature film at the Łódź Film School, under the artistic supervision of Jan Komasa

The film begins its festival journey.
If you want to see it, write to me

Screenplay by
Dorota Wójtowicz, Mariusz Biernacki

Directed by
Mariusz Biernacki

Cinematography
Filip Rogoziński

Edited by
Aniela Andrejczyk

Production Manager
Anna Królikowska

2nd Production Manager
Ewa Dubiel

Script
Aniela Andrejczyk

Slate
Aniela Andrejczyk

Casting
Mariusz Biernacki, Ewa Dubiel

Scenography
Piotr Haie

Set Director
Dawid Wojtysiak

Camera Assistants Assistant camera operators
Paweł Traczyk, Andrzej Woźnikiewicz, Antoni Luc

Focus Pullers
Andrzej Woźniakiewicz, Paweł Traczyk

Lighting Master
Jan Grouzer

Costumes
Karolina Biernacka

Make-up
Karolina Biernacka

Hair and makeup
Agata Stefaniak

Artistic supervision (directing)
Jan Komasa

Artistic supervision (cinematography)
Paweł Edelman
Joanna Dylewska
Maciej Kozłowski

Artistic supervision (editing)
Jarosław Kamiński

Script consultations
Łukasz Barczyk
Justyna Celeda
Anna Jadowska
Jarosław Szoda

Sound on Sound recordists
Marcelina Peek
Julia Sporek
Agnieszka Kowalczyk
Franek Jakubiak

Sound Post-Production
Rafał Nowak

Color grading
Konrad Zięcina

Image post-production
Rejbel Studio

Titles and animations
Ira Karapetyan

Translation into English
Agata Tołkaczew

Acknowledgements
Karolina Biernacka
Iwona Karlicka
Mariusz Siudziński
Ewa Audykowska
Cecylia Pacura
Nikodem Sikorski
Katarzyna Libront
Szymon Musierowicz
Maciej Lerka
Paweł Waszczykowski
Dawid Bierzgalski
Andrzej Miśkiewicz
Kajetan Buss
Natalia Krycka
Dawid Wojtysiak
Weronika Leśniewska
Amelia Dzierżawska
Dorota Łakucewicz
Natalia Smutek
Nikola Pawlaszek
Nikola Sarna
Patrycja Hajdasz
Inez Żuk
Paweł Antoszczuk
Damian Szabunio
Miłosz Rydz
Tomasz Lasek
Lucyna Piwowarska-Dmytrów
Andrzej Oblaciński
Kłodzko County Office
Kłodzko Cultural Center
Children's Holiday Home in Duszniki Zdrój
Secondary School Complex in Bystrzyca Kłodzka

Safety of water scenes:
Kłodzko branch of WOPR
Dariusz Gąska
Zdzisław Grzybowski

ZPFS Film Production Unit Coordinator
Mikołaj Kukuczka

Coordinating producer
Małgorzata Kotlińska

Executive production
Play Colors Media