Love in Times of Coal-Based Economy (2021)

The winter of 1963 in Poland was the harshest in many years. Zbyszek, overwhelmed by the cold and his work in a mine, attempts to commit suicide. Only a voice-over from the TV and his love for Alina , a mine crane operator, keep him alive. Will the energy emanating from a lump of coal give him enough strength to survive? A dark and disturbing animation showing a physically and mentally exhausted man who is losing hope for a better future. The animation in the style of socialist realism posters and monuments is contrasted with elements of fantasy and miners’ beliefs, subtly woven into the plot.