Our Curse

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2015
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Run Time: 28 Minutes
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Film Type: Short
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Animated: No
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Countr(ies): Poland
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Language: Polish
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: None

Film Overview

Original Title: Nasza Klatwa
English Title: Our Curse

Director Tomasz Sliwinski chronicles his family's life during the few months following the birth of their new born child who suffers from a very rare and incurable disease, the Ondine's curse (also known as congenital central hypoventilation syndrome or CCHS) which prevents breathing during sleep and requires a lifetime mechanical ventilation system.