Lasting is an emotional love story about Michał and Karina, a pair of Polish students who meet and fall in love with each other while working summer jobs in Spain. An unexpected nightmare brutally breaks into their carefree time in the heavenly landscape and throws their lives into chaos.
Acting
Gierszał's silent breakdowns should be illegal
Cinematography
Spain looks edible, then suddenly suffocating
Direction
Borcuch lets dread marinate like olive oil
Director
Jacek Borcuch
Jakub Gierszał
Michał
Magdalena Berus
Karina Sobańska
Hovik Keuchkerian
Jose Vicente Sotogrande de la Sagra
Juan José Ballesta
Joaquin, kuzyn Michała
Ángela Molina
Elena, matka Joaquina
Joanna Kulig
Marta, koleżanka Kariny
Andrzej Chyra
ojciec Kariny
Tadeusz Bradecki
wykładowca Michała
Halina Skoczyńska
profesor Ekiert, wykładowczyni Kariny
Elżbieta Karkoszka
pracownica dziekanatu
Artur Steranko
doktor Brzezina
Lidia Bogaczówna
nurse
Anna Próchniak
Karina's Friend
Marcel Sabat
siatkarz, kolega Michała
Karolina Stefańska
rejestratorka w przychodni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Polish 'młodzieżówka' cinema of the 2010s loved sending pretty young things abroad to suffer beautifully—Borcuch weaponized this tradition.
Ángela Molina's casting as Elena carries meta-weight; her presence in Spanish cinema evokes generational trauma, making Michał's intrusion into her family feel cosmically unfair.
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