PREVIEW: Sweat (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Magdalena Kolesnik (Warsaw ’44), Julian Swiezewski (The Reconciliation), Aleksandra Konieczna (Corpus Christi), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Let’s Make a Grandson), Tomasz Orpinski (Shameless), Lech Lotocki (The Vulture), Magdalena Kuta (Lincz), Dominika Biernat (Bloody Shadows), Katarzyna Dziurska (film debut), Wiktoria Filus (Varia), Bartosz Sak (Pardon), Edgar Griszczuk (film debut), Katarzyna Cynke (Hel), Bogna Defecinska (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Magnus von Horn (The Here After), director, writer; Mariusz Wlodarski (Apples), producer; Piotr Kurek (film debut), composer; Michal Dymek (My Friend the Polish Girl), cinematographer; Agnieszka Glinska (The Occupation), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Sylwia Zajac (Kolesnik) is a young, popular social media influencer who has become known to her audience of millions for her fitness regimes. However, away from the spotlight, she struggles with accepting her fake public persona, and instead strives for true intimacy…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This unflinching and often uncomfortable portrayal of social media celebrity lifestyles is a major calling card for both its writer and director Magnus von Horn, and its pitch-perfect lead actress Magdalena Kolesnik.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH JUNE 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND AVAILABLE TO RENT EXCLUSIVELY ON CURZON HOME CINEMA

 

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (dir. Gore Verbinski)

A man from the future recruits a group of heroes for a battle against AI…

Wasteman (dir. Cal McMau)

A prisoner finds his freedom threatened with the arrival of a new cellmate…

The Secret Agent (dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho)

In 1977 Brazil, a widower is targeted by the country’s dictatorship…

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein)

A pressured woman deals with life as it comes crashing down on her…

“Wuthering Heights” (dir. Emerald Fennell)

The tragic romance between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff…

Whistle (dir. Corin Hardy)

A group of teens face the supernatural consequences after coming across an ancient artifact…

Crime 101 (dir. Bart Layton)

A career thief is drawn into a dangerous new score…

100 Nights of Hero (dir. Julia Jackman)

A devoted maid attempts to salvage an uncomfortable situation for her lady…

Goat (dir. Tyree Dillihay)

A small goat fulfils his dream of becoming a sports hero…

Optimized by Optimole