Marlena (62) and Tomasz (42), hidden away from the world in a small seaside town, have been in a happy relationship for many years. Their intricately woven everyday life slowly begins to crumble when, against Tomasz’s will, Marlena allows her son to move in with them. As the past comes back to them in full force they will have to redefine their love, choices and life.
Acting
Kolak and Simlat's wordless intimacy says everything
Direction
Wasilewski frames claustrophobia in wide open spaces
Cinematography
Bleached seaside light that refuses to comfort
Director
Tomasz Wasilewski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wasilewski continues his exploration of Polish intimacy post-United States of Love, here examining how isolation becomes its own language.
The seaside setting references Polish 'small homelands' cinema—provincial spaces where time moves differently and judgment lingers.
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