Three Polish lost souls narcolepsy their way through existential dread. Wake up, sheeple!
The emotional inertia and chaos affecting a narcoleptic woman, a fatally ill writer and a gay doctor, and their attempts to escape from their dead-end situations.
Acting
Kożuchowska's narcoleptic episodes are physically demanding, genuinely haunting.
Direction
Piekorz builds suffocating atmosphere through negative space and silence.
Cinematography
Muted color palette that makes Poland look like a beautiful bruise.
Director
Magdalena Piekorz
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Róża
Michał Żebrowski
Róża's Husband
Krzysztof Zawadzki
Robert Wojnar
Joanna Orleańska
Anna Wojnar
Rafał Maćkowiak
Adam Cieślik
Bartosz Obuchowicz
'Bystry'
Dorota Pomykała
Adam's Mother
Anna Tomaszewska
Podwiejska
Andrzej Grabowski
Adam's Father
Marian Dziędziel
Lechosław Podwiejski
Krzysztof Kolberger
Psychiatrist
Weronika Rosati
Apprentice
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Robert Talarczyk
Adam's Neighbor
Marcin Perchuć
Marcin Wilczyński
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Poland's post-2004 EU accession cinema exploring generational malaise and unfulfilled capitalism promises.
Małgorzata Kożuchowska studied actual narcolepsy patients for months; some spontaneous collapses in film were unscripted.
PL
