Starring: Tomasz Kot, Ryszard Kotys
Director: Marek Lechki
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Apparently happy and successful family man Michał is forced to spend an extended weekend in the hometown he thinks he has left behind. The bloodstains on his shirt after he runs down and kills a drunken homeless man with his boss’ car push him to investigate the dead man’s life, but he ends up discovering more about his own past than about the victim’s. Michał broods over past decisions en plein air – the film’s title ‘Erratum’ means both ‘error’ and ‘to wander’ in Latin.
Marek Lechki explores the relationship between Michał and his father to portray the solitude of the aged homeless in Lower Silesia. Erratum is a sober and convincing feature film debut.
Originally published by The Krakow Post on May 23, 2011