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On a gray, foggy morning outside a large Polish city, Zhenia (Alec Utgoff, better known in the US for his role in STRANGER THINGS), a masseur from the East, enters the lives of the wealthy residents of a gated community. Using hypnotic, almost magical techniques to get a residence permit, he starts working. The well-to-do residents in their cookie-cutter homes seemingly have it all, but they all suffer from an inner sadness, some unexplained longing. The attractive and mysterious newcomer's hands heal, and Zhenia’s eyes seem to penetrate their souls. The latest from writer/director Malgozka Szumowska (ELLES, IN THE NAME OF) and her longtime collaborator Michal Englert is an unclassifiable meditation on class, immigration, and global warming with touches of magical realism and moments of sober beauty and subtle humor.
Original Release
03/18/2021
US Release
07/30/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Alec Utgoff | Zhenia / Żenia |
Maja Ostaszewska | Maria |
Agata Kulesza | Ewa |
Weronika Rosati | Wika / Mother of Zenia / matka Żeni |
Katarzyna Figura | Owner of Bulldogs / właścicielka buldogów |
Lukasz Simlat | Husband of Wika / mąż Wiki |
Andrzej Chyra | Soldier / żołnierz |
Krzysztof Czeczot | Husband of Maria / mąż Marii |
Maciej Drosio | Jan |
Olaf Marchwicki | Friend of Jan |
Directors
Michał Englert, Malgorzata Szumowska
Writers
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alec Utgoff | Zhenia / Żenia |
Maja Ostaszewska | Maria |
Agata Kulesza | Ewa |
Weronika Rosati | Wika / Mother of Zenia / matka Żeni |
Katarzyna Figura | Owner of Bulldogs / właścicielka buldogów |
Lukasz Simlat | Husband of Wika / mąż Wiki |
Andrzej Chyra | Soldier / żołnierz |
Krzysztof Czeczot | Husband of Maria / mąż Marii |
Maciej Drosio | Jan |
Olaf Marchwicki | Friend of Jan |
Astrid Nanowska | Blonde |
Wojciech Starostecki | Blonde Husband |
Jerzy Nasierowski | Clerk / urzędnik |
Konstantin Solowiow | Young Zenia |
Blanka Burzynska | Daughter of Maria |
Adrian Podlaski | Son of Maria |
Lena Wochal | Maria's Older Daughter |
Casper Richard Petersen | Son of Wiki |
Roman Gancarczyk | Porter / portier |
Maria Seweryn | Director / dyrektorka szkoły |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Malgorzata Szumowska | Producer |
Michał Englert | Producer |
Cornelia Ackers | Producer |
Viola Fügen | Producer |
Carlos Gerstenhauer | Producer |
Marta Gmosinska | Producer |
Rafal Golis | Producer |
Tomasz Karczewski | Producer |
Birgit Kämper | Producer |
Monika Lobkowicz | Producer |
Marcin Piasecki | Producer |
Jedrzej Sablinski | Producer |
Stefaan Schieder | Producer |
Anna Spisz | Producer |
Agnieszka Wasiak | Producer |
Michael Weber | Producer |
Mariusz Wlodarski | Producer |