Two Cigarettes

Unable to reconcile with the brutal murder of his father, director Rafał Łysak embarks on a deeply personal and emotionally risky journey to confront the young man responsible for the crime. What begins as a search for peace and understanding gradually unfolds into something far more complex and unsettling. As Rafał attempts to build a fragile and uneasy relationship with his father’s killer, now a young man struggling with guilt, freedom, and the daily realities of survival, the boundaries between victim and perpetrator begin to blur. Through a series of tense, intimate encounters, both men are forced to confront painful truths about responsibility, forgiveness, and the long shadow cast by irreversible violence. The film carefully observes the psychological and emotional toll of grief, exposing how loss reshapes identity and relationships over time. Raw, courageous, and profoundly human, this documentary explores the limits of compassion, the complexities of mourning, and the unexpected forms of connection that can emerge from tragedy.