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‘Closure’ Trailer: In Oscar-Contending Documentary, A Desperate Father Searches For His Missing Son
The documentary Closure follows Daniel Dymiński’s determined search for his missing teenage son, Chris, who was last seen on a bridge over Warsaw’s Vistula River. Directed by Michał Marczak, the film has received major festival recognition and is being viewed as a potential Oscar contender, with a US theatrical release scheduled for 28 October.
Chris was captured by security cameras on Gdańsk Bridge, but disappeared during a gap of several minutes, leaving open the possibility that he either walked away or fell into the river. Daniel uses drones, GPS trackers and homemade equipment to search the river, while his family confronts the possibility that they may never learn what happened; Marczak became involved after meeting Daniel by chance and spent a year documenting the search.
In short
- Father searches relentlessly for his missing teenage son.
- The film has won several documentary festival awards.
- US cinemas will release it on 28 October.
Explained simply
Warsaw’s Vistula River runs through the Polish capital, crossed by several bridges including Gdańsk Bridge. Chris Dymiński, a teenager, was last seen on the bridge; security cameras recorded him before a gap in the footage left it unclear whether he walked away or fell into the river.
His father, Daniel, has searched the river using drones, GPS trackers and equipment he made himself. The uncertainty has left the family without a clear account of what happened, and the documentary follows that search and its effects on them.