After his teenage son vanishes, Daniel searches Poland’s Vistula River, suspended between fear of a fatal leap and stubborn hope his son survives.
Director: Michał Marczak
Runtime: 108
Fest Year: 2026
Following a family’s relentless search for their missing loved one, Closure is a deeply cinematic and poignant observational portrait of a man who has left no stone unturned in his efforts to locate his missing teenage son. Deliberative and gorgeously composed, filmmaker Michał Marczak (All These Sleepless Nights, T/F 2016) shadows Daniel, a stoic and determined husband and father, as he spends nearly all his waking hours trolling the rivers surrounding Warsaw in hopes of locating his son, Chris, and uncovering the reason behind his disappearance. As the months pass, Daniel’s family members process their loss and reckon with the possibility that they may never know the full story. Yet Daniel refuses to quit trying, despite the emotional and physical toll. Closure eloquently captures the humanity found in grief and in the act of embracing it. (MS)