
In his fifteenth year of training, aspiring champion swimmer Kuba lives a normal, uneventful life with his girlfriend, Sylwia, a waitress at his mother's, Ewa house. He happily switches back and forth from good sex with his girlfriend to the occasional back rub his mother craves. The relationship between the two women is tense, Ewa urges him to have Sylwia move out of the apartment. He has also been growing more curious about some of the boys who have gay sex at the gym. At a... (Full plot summary below)
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In his fifteenth year of training, aspiring champion swimmer Kuba lives a normal, uneventful life with his girlfriend, Sylwia, a waitress at his mother's, Ewa house. He happily switches back and forth from good sex with his girlfriend to the occasional back rub his mother craves. The relationship between the two women is tense, Ewa urges him to have Sylwia move out of the apartment. He has also been growing more curious about some of the boys who have gay sex at the gym. At a gallery opening one night, he is totally bored and out of the place. While smoking a joint, he meets Michal and they strike up a conversation to Sylwia's delight. Sylwia picks up on his fascination, but Kuba has her heart. She keeps her feelings to herself, as from one day to the next Kuba puts Michal in the middle of his life with her. Kuba drops his training program and begins to dream of another life. His mother is incredulous and urges him to stay on track. Meanwhile, Michal takes on the task of convincing his concerned mother and distant father that his lifestyle is not just a passing fancy. Kuba comes to recognize he has never experienced feelings as deep as those he has for Michal. It takes all the courage he can muster to face those who love him and dive in. Then he must deal with the consequences.
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| CultureCatchBrandon JudellA plaintive cry for gay rights and familial acceptance, the film is yet erotic and often rises to the giddy heights of an ecstatic, intimate pure cinema. |
| Contactmusic.comRich ClineThere's a startlingly honest tone to this difficult Polish drama, which confronts issues of sexuality and machismo in complex ways. |
| Empire MagazineSimon CrookA punchy, well-acted and devastating coming-out drama. |
| GuardianPeter BeechBuilds a compelling narrative on the back of its understated performances, sexual realism and austerely beautiful cinematography. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessTomasz Wasilewski uses the bleak, rigid industrial spaces against which the film is set to neatly parallel how the lack of fluidity in modern Polish society makes it increasingly difficult for his protagonist to negotiate such choppy waters. |
| Total FilmEmma JohnstonStylishly shot, and reflecting Polish society's conservatism, this is a coming-out tale riddled with pain and anguish. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanI found it hard to care. Still, the bit where the title gets explained is sweet. |
| User ReviewChris KReally good drama with the story similar to many films before. What makes it outstanding is the beautiful visual side of it - erotic, dramatic, full of desire story in a harsh Polish reality. Everything perfectly balanced! Just one trivial question - I would like to know if Michal is alive... |
| User ReviewWS WOftentimes films depict the consequences of deep secrets and denial on older adults. Especially poignant here is the devastation it causes on those so young. |
| User ReviewArthur Pan amazing coming out drama...surprisingly from Poland. amazing acting and stylish to a different level |