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MattiashasadreamtobecomeaphotographystudentoftheBerlinArtsAcademy.Onthejourneyoffollowinghiscalling,hisdreamisconstantlyputtoatestafterMattiasfallsinlovewithabeautifulfreespiritHanna.Tryingtowinherheart,MattiasfeelstheneedtoproveHanna,thathecanbejustasadventurousandunpredictableassheis.BreakingthelawtogetherwithHanna,Mattiasriskseverythingdeartohim,notknowingyet,thatHanna'sboldactsareonlythesymptomsofbipolardisorder.InthemomentofjelousyMattiasaccidentallycommitsacrimethatcouldputhimbehindbarsforyears.Theonlyescapeheseesistogethimselfdeclaredirresponsible.InordertoachievethatMattiasdecidestostartfakingtheillnesshergilfriendreallyhas-bipolarity.<br/> Development:Thescriptof„ThePolarBoy“wasdevelopedbyAnuAununderthesupervisionofscripteditorFranzRodenkirchenduringadvancedscriptwriterscourse„Script&Pitch2008“andNIPKOWresidencyprogramin2009/2010.<br/> Funding:Thedevelopmentof"ThePolarBoy"hasbeensupportedbyEstonianFilmFoundation,EstonianCulturalEndowment,MEDIAdeskEstonia,MediaSingleProjectdevelopmentFunding,TorinoFilmLab"Script&Pitch"scriptdevelopmentstipendandNIPKOWstipend.<br/> Director'sIntention:<br/> „ThePolarBoy“isastoryaboutatalentedyoungman,whoisforcedtochoosebetweenhisloveandpassionforaverycomplicatedgirlandthecalloftheartofphotography.FormebipolardisorderislikeathirdcharacterinMattias‘andHanna’slovestory.Itbringsthemtogether,ittearsthemapart,itevolvesfrombeinghertorturer,tobecominghissaviour.ForHanna,bipolarityisacurse.Shehasachoicewethertoliveherlifetothefullest,butkeepconstantlyhurtingherselfandthepeopleclosetoherortotakedrugsthataresupposedtohelpheract„normal“,butratherleaveheremotionlessandnum.ForMattias,bipolarityisthesecretthatdrawshimtoHanna,theobstaclethatscearshimawayandfinallythevehiclethatalloweshimtoescaperesponsibilityofhisactionsandavoidjail.Onalargerscalethisfilmspeaksaboutbipolarityasadiseaseofmodernsociety,wherepeopleconstantlyseemtofeeltheneedtopretendtobesomeoneelse-someonebetteraccordingtosometwistedscaleofvalues-andaboutthefearsanddangersoffailingtostanduptotheirownexpectations.It’salsoastoryaboutdiscovering,understandingandacceptingyourselfthewayasyouareandfindingthecouragetobetruetoyourself.
