Czech refugee Krystyna travels to New York in search of her actress idol and fellow expatriate, Anna. After her own arrival in the Big Apple, Anna finds that celebrity often doesn't travel well, and she must go through a battery of humiliating auditions to try and get work in her adopted land. But when Krystyna and Anna finally meet, they provide a support structure for each other.
Acting
Sally Kirkland's Oscar-nominated unraveling—raw, unglamorous, unforgettable.
Cinematography
Grimy NYC locations that breathe 1987 desperation.
Director
Yurek Bogayevicz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sally Kirkland was a real-life friend of Anna's inspiration, Polish actress Elżbieta Czyżewska, who faced similar career collapse in America.
Paulina Porizkova was primarily a model with minimal acting experience—her casting mirrors Krystyna's own unlikely arrival in Anna's world.
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