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The Wild Fields

18th century. A gold robbery causes a war between the gangs and the Lords, fighting for power and freedom.

synopsis

A horrific massacre occurs on the wild Carpathian border. A carriage is brutally robbed with seemingly no survivors. Legend has it that the gold stolen in the heist is cursed and has never been meant to be found. Ondra, a ruthless but canny gang chief, is wrongly accused of the robbery. When a traumatised and pregnant Dora arrives in his village, he suspects that she has witnessed the attack. Ignoring the curse and the rumours that the girl is practicing witchcraft, he decides to use her for his own ends. Ondra will confront the Shadow Brigands, a merciless, lawless gang and – in an unexpected twist – he will face his own past. The massacre and the cursed treasure will impact the lives of Lords, outlaws and highlanders, becoming an obsession of the new “sheriff”: Weiss, a devout Catholic. Who will find the treasure? Will the legend that it is guarded by ghosts prove true? Or do the real demons simply lurk in the souls of people consumed with riches and utopian dreams of freedom?

Director’statement

Carpathians: the outlaw capital of the 18th century. The wild wild west in Central-Eastern Europe and the perfect shelter for hundreds of brigands. Their stories, still alive in the vast area between Poland and Romania, are an excuse to pose questions about freedom. Its limits. And its price.

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SeriesLab 2019
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