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Polish film

Miles to Heaven (Polish: mil do nieba) is a Polish drama film directed by Maciej Dejczer.

It is based on the true story of the Zieliński brothers, two teenagers who escaped from Communist Poland in

The film received the European Film Award in

Plot synopsis

In a working-class village near Kielce, Poland, the Kwiatkowski family live in poverty.

The two oldest sons, sixth-grader Andrzej "Jędrek" Kwiatkowski and first-grader Grzegorz "Grześ" Kwiatkowski dream of escaping to the West in pursuit of better living conditions and opportunities, as well as to financially aid their dissident parents.

Grześ wishes to escape to Louisiana in the United States to pursue a music career.

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The boys' dream is also shared by Jędrek's classmate, Elka, who often lives alone due to her father's alcoholism and repeated incarceration.

One night, the three children act on their escape plan by hiding underneath a freight truck.

However, the plan goes awry an