Closure is a documentary that, after premiering successfully at the latest Sundance Film Festival, has won numerous awards across Europe and America, and this is because the story it tells, besides being true, speaks of a deep affection and of the will to never give up. Directed by Michał Marczak, the film follows the poignant tale of a father, Daniel Dymiński, and his relentless search for his teenage son, who was last seen on a bridge over the Vistula in Warsaw. The documentary will be released in the United States in October, and Deadline, the source of our news, has released an exclusive trailer.
Closure thus narrates the mysterious disappearance of the young Chris Dymiński. His presence on the Gdańsk Bridge was captured by security cameras on site, but when they, after a short interval, returned to frame the spot where the boy had been, they filmed no one. Chris had, in short, vanished, and there were two hypotheses: either he had walked away, or he had jumped. From that moment on, his father never stopped searching for him. “Armed with tools of every kind” — the film’s synopsis reads — “ranging from devices he himself built, to GPS trackers and drones, Daniel continues to scour the turbulent Vistula River, in a desperate search for a reason to hold onto hope. As time passes, the Dymiński family must come to terms with their loss and with the possibility of never knowing what really happened. Daniel, however, refuses to stop looking, clinging to the hope that his son is still alive.”
At the heart of Closure lies the chance meeting between Daniel Dymiński and Michał Marczak, which occurred while the director and his wife were scouting locations for a fictional film for which they had already written the screenplay. The two crossed paths with Daniel as they attempted to reach an island. The man helped them, and the next day he shared the disappearance of his son and his efforts to find him. Michał Marczak and his wife were moved, and, of course, set aside the film to turn Daniel’s story into a documentary. The director stayed two days on the island and assisted Dymiński in his search.
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