THE BANISHMENT (Izgnanie)
A husband, wife and two children (a boy It is sad even though it is proud. It doesn’t let on. It will demand great sacrifice.
and a girl) come from an industrial city to
the countryside, to the husband’s birth-
place, to stay in his father’s old house.
In contrast to the old setting (the city that
brightens up the relations between the
characters, that smoothes the rough
edges, and even creates some illusion of
happiness and love), the new setting is
Nature. It is a setting of breathtaking rolling hills, the bottom of a prehistoric sea, and fertile land, all lying in the ruins of dislike.
And no one will hold back the hand the father raises against his son. The voice crying out will not
be heard. The son will not be replaced by the lamb. For the one who raises the knife has ears
that can not hear, eyes that can not see, and a heart that can not feel. Yet his belief in the “law”
of human pride is vehement and inexhaustible, as vehement as his remorse.
The seed has been planted and the harvest must follow.
To the question, 'What is THE BANISHMENT about?' we respond, 'Just like any other film, in one
way or another, this film is about all of us – kind, beautiful people in the tragic circumstances of
hopelessness.'