Oliwia, a young woman in her twenties, ventures into a journey through her personal hell. Upholding her family’s deep-rooted mining traditions and encouraged by her mother, she takes a job at a sorting plant affiliated with one of the Silesian coal mines. There, she supervises machinery, sorts industrial waste by hand, and cleans coal dust. For her family, there has never been another professional path; the mine represents stability and the promise of a secure pension. However, her sister Iza, a hairdresser, strives to steer Oliwia away from the grueling monotony of mine work, offering her a glimpse of life beyond the mine’s constraints.
Aneta Nowicka
An award-winning director and visual artist from a mining town. She graduated with a degree in film production and directing. Her projects focus on the theme of women’s social marginalization. Over the course of eight years, while working on the film ‘Daughters of Coal’, she herself managed to break free from her family’s traditions.