Spoor (2017)

6.3Not Rated128 minDirector: Agnieszka Holland

2017 Polish film by Agnieszka Holland

Spoor (Polish: Pokot) is a 2017 Polish crime film directed by Agnieszka Holland, adapted from the novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, the film won the Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear). It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

The Polish-language title, Pokot, is a hunting term that refers to the count of wild animals killed. The English title Spoor refers to the traces and tracks left behind by the hunted game.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Spoor about?
Spoor (2017) — Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who or what is the murderer, but nobody believes her.
Is Spoor based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Spoor scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.