Michał Pietrzak

With only his wife by his side, a promising young boxer flees communist Poland to chase his dream of becoming the greatest fighter in history.

Unfolding in a secluded Polish village by the woods and a river, It Looks Pretty from a Distance is a love story between a fighter and a girl. In an air of ubiquitous secrecy the villagers and the couple live their dull lives of hardship until the fighter vanishes. His disappearance triggers a chain of unexpected events. In the strikingly beautiful surroundings, under the scorching sun, human evil surfaces.