Kalipso

A wry, low-key Polish comedy-drama about guilt, hangovers and small-town obligations, drifting between gentle laughs and quiet melancholy.

Directed by

Adek Drabinski

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Tv movie

Overview

Henryk Roszponka, a thirty-year-old bricklayer, and his young helper, Toddler, wake up with a heavy hangover. They fail to make it to Grandma Stangreciak's funeral. When they reach the cemetery, the ceremony is over. By chance, Rapunzel discovers the abandoned grave of his friend and mentor, Staszek Swan, nearby. Feeling his debtor, he decides to take care of the grave. However, it is not easy when you don't have a penny ...

How it feels

Melancholic, light, cynical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Guilt, friendship, death, class

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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