The Birch Wood

1930s Poland. Having lost the will to live after the untimely demise of his wife, Boleslaw, a healthy forester and inconsolable father-of-one, has holed himself in a secluded lodge in the heart of a dense birch forest. Defeated, grim Boleslaw wants nothing to do with the rest of the world; however, the sudden arrival of his ailing but blissful brother, Stanislaw, ratchets up the tension, triggering bitter resentment among siblings. Indeed, Boleslaw can't stand his pale-faced guest's euphoria and lust for life, and as Stanislaw begins an affair with Malina, a sensual young farmhand, things are bound to take a turn for the worse. Now, disquieting rumours that Boleslaw's deceased wife may or may not have been unfaithful spark conflict. But why do we only appreciate what we have when we lose it?