Info
Director: Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Section: CineMasters Competition
Country: Poland, Sweden
Year: 2023
PT: FRAU AUS FREIHEIT
OT: KOBIETA Z...
Language: Polish
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Bogumila Bajor, Mateusz Wieclawek
18+ (no age rating)
Logline
An epic tale of queer self-empowerment spanning 50 years.
Aniela has lived the first half of her life as a man: with an office job, a wife, and two children. But neither her family’s opposition nor repression by the government in Poland can stop her from finally becoming the person she’s always been.
Photocredits: Director's Photo: Malgorzata Szumowska
Calendar
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Amerikahaus Theatersaal
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HFF Audimax
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(only P&I)City 2
Meet the director
Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert have been a writing and directing team for over 20 years. Englert also does the cinematography. Their film BODY earned the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlinale in 2015. MUG also earned a Silver Bear in 2018. The duo have made several films in English and French. NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN (2020, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2021) premiered in Venice and was the Polish entry for the international Oscar.
Credits
Screenplay: Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Director of Photography: Michał Englert
Film Editor: Jarosław Kamiński
Composer: Jimek
Production Designer: Marek Zawierucha
Costume Design: Anna Englert
Sound: Marcin Jachyra, Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński
Make-up artist: Waldemar Pokromski, Monika Kaleta
Producer: Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, Bogna Szewczyk-Skupien, Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Production Company: NOMAD FILMS, Plio Produktion
Co-Producer: Jonas Kellagher, Kristina Borjeson
Co-Production Company: Film i Väst, Common Ground Pictures
World Sales: Memento International
Distributor: Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH