Completed - POLISH, RUSSIAN, FRENCH, VIETNAMESE - Drama - 113 minutes
A masseur from the East enters the lives ofthe rich residents of a bland, walled offcommunity. Despite their wealth, theresidents emit an inner sadness, a longing.The mysterious newcomer’s hands heal,his eyes seem to penetrate their souls. Tothem, his Russian accent sounds like asong from the
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Małgorzata SZUMOWSKA, Michał ENGLERT Writer(s) : Małgorzata SZUMOWSKA, Michał ENGLERT Cast : Alec UTGOFF, Maja OSTASZEWSKA, Agata KULESZA, Weronika ROSATI, Katarzyna FIGURA, Andrzej CHYRA, Lukasz SIMLAT Producer(s) : Agnieszka WASIAK (LAVA FILMS SP. Z O. O.), Mariusz i WŁODARSK (LAVA FILMS SP. Z O. O.), Viola FÜGEN (MATCH FACTORY PRODUCTIONS), Michael WEBER (MATCH FACTORY PRODUCTIONS), Małgorzata SZUMOWSKA, Michał ENGLERT
One grey, foggy morning in a large, Eastern European city, a mysterious person appears – a man carrying a bed. The visitor uses magical, hypnotic techniques to get a residence permit and starts working as a masseur in a suburban housing estate. The bland, gated community, built for the rich in the middle of what used to be a cabbage field, is walled off from the 'worse' world around it.Somewhere in the distance loom the skyscrapers and cranes of a city aspiring to become an international hub, the East constantly in pursuit of the West. The identical houses are inhabited by an array of well-to-do representatives of the upper class to which we all constantly aspire. They seem to feel an inner sadness, a longing. Perhaps it is for the winter, which is no longer present in this eastern country. Unlike them, their children don't build snowmen anymore. But maybe their emptiness runs deeper? The masseur, an attractive man from the authentic, exotic East enters their lives. He has a gift. His hands heal, his eyes penetrate the souls of the lonely women. To them, his Russian accent sounds like the song of the past, a peaceful melody of their childhood, when the world was a safer place. Zhenia, for this is his name, changes their lives.
Country(ies) : POLAND, GERMANY
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Venice - Biennale 2020 (Official Competition)Telluride FF 2020