May 28, 2013
Release Date

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Our Curse (2013)

Name: Our Curse
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-05-28

27m

Running Time

May 28, 2013
Release Date

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Plot.

The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with a very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child – the Ondine’s Curse (also known as CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome). People affected with this disease stop breathing during sleep and require a lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator. The film shows the process of taming fear associated with the disease.

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Cast & Crew.

Tomasz Śliwinski

Self / Director

Magda Hueckel

Self

Maciej Ślesicki

Producer

Justyna Król

Editor

Tomasz Wolski

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
May 28, 2013

Original Name
Nasza klątwa

Status
Released

Running Time
27m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

parenthood

ondine's curse

Wiki.

Our Curse (original title Nasza klątwa) is a 2013 Polish documentary film by Tomasz Śliwiński documenting the first six months in their life of his son Leo, who suffers from the rare genetic disorder called Ondine's curse. When Leo was born, a friend of Śliwiński's had suggested he document his experiences as a form of therapy. Śliwiński was in film school at the time; his wife Magda Hueckel is a professional photographer. Our Curse was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 87th Academy Awards, along with another Polish film in the same category, Joanna. The film was produced by Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa.