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THE STONE SILENCE

Poland, 2007, 60 min., Dari

Director: Krzysztof Kopczynski
Producer: Krzysztof Kopczynski
Script: Krzysztof Kopczynski
Cinematography: Jacek Petrycki, Hanna Polak
Editing: Anna Dymek
Sound: Jaroslaw Roszyk
Production company: Eureka Media, Society Films
Print Source:
Eureka Media
Smulikowskiego 13/10
00-384 Warszawa, Polska
Tel: +48 22 828 48 10
Fax: +48 22 829 56 73
e-mail: krzysztof.kopczynski@ntcm.com.pl
www.eurekamedia.info


The Stone Silence

On April 23rd, 2005 a 29 year-old woman was publicly stoned for adultery in the Afghan village of Spin Gaw. The story of this powerful documentary begins five years before the aforementioned event broke over international media waves causing a stir on news programs and talk shows. It follows Amina who was given away by her family to be married to Muhammad. In Afghanistan these ‘arranged marriages’ – where parents choose their child's future spouse – are quite common and rooted in tradition. But lucky for Amina and Muhammad, they had been neighbors growing up and knew one another well. Right after the wedding however, Muhammad left his new bride for find work in Iran. Amina lived alone. Then Karim appeared in her life. Drawn to each other, they started seeing each other in secret, but in the clay houses of Spin Gaw there is no room for clandestine activities. The two were eventually caught together and accused of violating the law. This engrossing film chronicles their affair, trial and punishment with piercing candor.

Krzysztof Kopczynski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1959. He holds a PhD in Humanities from the University of Warsaw, Poland. He is the owner of the film production company Eureka Media. As a producer and scriptwriter he has made more than 100 documentary films and TV programs receiving the award for the best Polish producer at the Cracow Film Festival in 2006. He has filmed in Europe, Russia, India, Afghanistan, the United States and Argentina. He is a professor at the University of Warsaw in the Literature, Film and Media Department, the author and editor of several books and head of "Future of Media”International Association.

Filmography (as a director):

The Stone Silence (2007), directorial debut.

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