Two couples, one fog-shrouded house, and a stranger who may be laborer or lover.
Ewa decides to end her romance with Alek. From the mountain guesthouse they go by car to Warsaw. . . Kim, after being released early from prison, returns to his wife, Jola, who lives in a lonely house. Here he finds a man who claims he has been hired for hard work. Kim wants to find out if Mietek is not Jola's lover.
Acting
Kozłowski's simmering jealousy needs no words.
Cinematography
Fog becomes a fifth character, obscuring everything.
Writing
63 minutes of pure psychological tension.
Director
Adam Kuczyński
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Poland's martial law era, the film's suffocating atmosphere mirrored political repression.
Kuczyński borrowed from Polanski's Knife in the Water but swapped the lake for fog—claustrophobia replaces openness.
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