A nobody, a fake pop star, and a rigged dance contest—Polish rom-com chaos ensues.
An event, which main attraction is the dance marathon, has gathered crowds at the market square of the provincial Polish town. Impressive prizes compete with another attraction: the concert of the star singer Jessica. A local outsider Christian falls for the singer. Soon he discovers that her life is far from being a dream and decides to win her heart. In the crowd of marathon contestants we will meet many individuals who dream of winning the main prize for various motivations. Who will turn out to be the winner? Will there be a prize at all? Because two small-time crooks, Simon and Silvio, are lurking around. And why this persistent notion that our life is so often influenced by miracles...?
Acting
Agnieszka Podsiadlik's fake pop star is tragically committed.
Production
Chaotic market-square marathon energy feels authentically Polish.
Writing
Crooks Simon and Silvio are incompetence poetry.
Director
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
Dariusz Toczek
Sylwuś
Łukasz Simlat
Szymuś
Joanna Kulig
Agnieszka
Olga Frycz
Monika Grzelak
Agnieszka Podsiadlik
Joanna 'Dżessika'
Maciej Wierzbicki
Alek
Barbara Jonak
Nun Cezaria
Leszek Lichota
Priest Damian
Joanna Gonschorek
Zosia Niewiadomska
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Krystian
Grzegorz Kwiecień
Mietek Bielski
Bartłomiej Topa
Bolesław
Piotr Ligienza
Piotr Grzelak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dance marathons were actual Depression-era phenomena; this Polish revival captures post-communist lottery-mentality desperation.
Director Magdalena Łazarkiewicz uses the fake concert as metaphor for 2000s Polish celebrity culture—glamour as commodity, talent optional.
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