Place of Birth: Dzierzoniow tells the story of young Helena’s upbringing in Poland in the years after the Second World War. It offers a glimpse into a chaotic world unknown to many, as seen through the eyes of a young girl, while chronicling as well the broad range of fates suffered (or experienced) by the adults around her. The transformation this world has undergone is starkly embodied in its two key locations: Dzierzoniow, a town that completely changed almost overnight, f...
