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Candidates of Death (Kandydaci śmierci) is a Polish documentary from Telewizja Polska following a father and his son who spend a decade collaboratively shooting an amateur horror film. It releases on 7 August 2026.
Candidates of Death is scheduled for release on 7 August 2026. No theatrical or streaming platform details have been announced beyond its production by Telewizja Polska.
No streaming or broadcast platform has been confirmed for Candidates of Death at this time. Given its production by Telewizja Polska, a Polish public broadcaster, it may air on that network, but no official announcement has been made.
The film documents a father named Maciej who starts making an amateur horror film with his son and two friends during a holiday. Over ten years, they continue shooting scenes for their project, and the documentary chronicles how the participants and their relationships evolve across that decade.
Candidates of Death is a documentary. Its subject matter centres on a long-running amateur horror filmmaking project, placing it at the intersection of personal portrait and creative process documentation.
Candidates of Death is produced by Telewizja Polska, Poland's public television broadcaster. No director or additional production credits are available at this time.
Candidates of Death, known in Polish as Kandydaci śmierci, is a documentary produced by Telewizja Polska scheduled for release on 7 August 2026. The film follows a father, Maciej, who begins making an amateur horror film on holiday with his son and two friends. Over the course of a decade, the group continues adding scenes to their self-made project, and the documentary records that sustained creative commitment across the years. As the participants age, the film observes how the shared endeavour shapes their relationships and how they change — and, in some respects, do not change — over time.
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