Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the official trailer for the Polish drama The Peasants [PESNT], which was shot in live-action and then every frame painted in oil on canvas. DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman directed the feature adaptation of the novel by Nobel Prize-winner Władysław Reymont. The Peasants opens in theaters on January 26th.
The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by pride in their land, adherence to colourful traditions and deep-rooted patriarchy. When Jagna finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son, and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.
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