Body (2015 Polish film)
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| Directed by | Małgorzata Szumowska |
| Written by | Michal Englert Małgorzata Szumowska |
| Starring | Janusz Gajos |
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| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Body (Polish: Ciało) is a 2015 Polish drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival[1] where Szumowska won the Silver Bear for Best Director.[2] The film also received the Golden Lions Award at the 2015 Gdynia Film Festival[3] and the People's Choice Award at the 2016 European Film Awards.[4]
Plot
Olga who struggles with anorexia is sent to psychiatric hospital by the Attorney, where she is treated by Anna - a therapist who believes herself to be able to communicate with ghosts. Anna insists that she has been in contact with Olga's dead mother and she asks the Attorney to participate in a seance.
Cast
- Janusz Gajos as Attorney
- Maja Ostaszewska as Anna
- Justyna Suwala as Olga, attorney's daughter
- Wladyslaw Kowalski as Władysław
- Adam Woronowicz as director Zieliński
- Tomasz Ziętek as attorney's assistant
- Malgorzata Hajewska as Karol's mother
- Ewa Kolasinska as a nurse
- Ada Piekarska, as Ada
- Ewa Dalkowska as the prosecutor's friend
References
- ^ "Jafar Panahi's New Film in Competition". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Winners". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "European Film Academy THE 29TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 10 December 2016 - Wroclaw/Poland". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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