300 Miles to Heaven
- Jadwiga Jankowska - Cieślak: Mother
- Andrzej Mellin: Father
- Wojciech Klata: Grześ
- Rafal Zimowski: Jędrek
- Kama Kowalewska: Elka
- Peter Steen: official in refugee camp
300 miles to heaven ( original title: 300 mil do nieba ) is a film by the Polish director Maciej Dejczer from 1989, which was broadcast on June 6, 1990 in Germany on ZDF. In addition, the film was shown in 2006 at the 48th Nordic Film Days in Lübeck.
Background
The first film by the Polish director is based on a true story. Dejczer designed his film in bleak colors and depicts a fate that was conjured up by the political and economic situation in Poland in 1985. But he also describes the social constraints of Denmark, which turns out to be anything but the "land of promise" for the children. However, it offers more opportunities than their home. The soundtrack is by Michał Lorenc.
"Without a trace of melodrama the telephone conversation about the parents probably the most moving scene. What makes the suffering of the former Polish relations more apparent, as a mother who says her children, she should never come back? "
Action
Jędrek and Grześ grow mid 1980s in very poor circumstances in Poland. The father of the two brothers had for political reasons, lost his job as a history teacher and so the family found itself in a predicament. First, the boys try to earn a little money by moonlighting. But then they decide jointly with Elka, the girlfriend of Grześ to look to the west for a better life and a way to support their parents financially able. Tucked away in a truck to flee from their home to Denmark. However, Elka they have to leave because she had an accident. There they are taken up and housed in a refugee camp. The Danish authorities decide to return the minor children to Poland. Her parents oppose the requested extradition request so that they will be deprived of the custody of the children. They are convinced that their children will have better chances but so.