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A Polish lawyer disguises herself as a man to infiltrate a corrupt firm—what could possibly go wrong?
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Złoty środek (2009)

screwball chaosworking-class gritfound family

Overview

Comedy

Raised in Warsaw's Praga, Mirka graduated from the prestigious faculty of law. It would seem that her profession would even be detracted from the honor of a family with cunning roots. The girl's grandfather and father pride themselves on stays in numerous prisons. However, Mirka's legal knowledge can be very useful in the fight to save the old tenement house. As a result of a suspicious transaction, the tenement house where Mirka has been living since childhood is to be demolished. All the leads lead to the law firm "Łopian i Pokrzywa", which is just looking for a new lawyer - a man. In order to help the inhabitants of the family tenement house, Mirka must engage in a daring hoax. She is helped by her uncle Bogumił, a makeup artist and a representative of a sexual minority. Thanks to him, a beautiful girl will turn into a handsome young man and hire him in a suspicious office.

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Standout Aspects

Costume

Mirka's transformation into 'Mirek' is gloriously unconvincing

Acting

Anna Przybylska commits hard to the dual role gimmick

Best for:Friends: Tipsy movie night when you want chaotic Polish energy·Streaming: Curious about Eastern European comedies you've never heard of
Heads up:Language: Polish profanity and working-class slang throughout
Olaf Lubaszenko

Director

Olaf Lubaszenko

ReleasedMar 20, 2009
Runtime1h 42m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Revenue$863.6K
Jawa
Forum Film Poland

Top Cast

Anna Przybylska

Anna Przybylska

Mirka

Szymon Bobrowski

Szymon Bobrowski

Tomasz Łopian

Robert Gonera

Robert Gonera

Jarek Pokrzywa

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

Józef

Cezary Pazura

Cezary Pazura

Stefan

Paweł Wilczak

Paweł Wilczak

Bogumił

Tamara Arciuch

Tamara Arciuch

Wiktoria Kwiatkowska

Maria Pakulnis

Maria Pakulnis

Elżbieta Łopian

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Wiesław Kwiatkowski

Edyta Olszówka

Edyta Olszówka

Marta

Izabela Kuna

Izabela Kuna

Ula

Mikołaj Cieślak

Mikołaj Cieślak

Piotr

Robert Górski

Robert Górski

Paweł

Krystyna Tkacz

Krystyna Tkacz

Gienia

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Deep Dive

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Trivia

Director Olaf Lubaszenko cast his own father Edward Linde-Lubaszenko as Józef, keeping it absolutely in the family.

Cultural

The film satirizes Poland's post-communist property restitution chaos, where real tenements were stolen through shady legal deals—making the comedy oddly specific to Warsaw's 2000s gentrification wars.

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