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Herstory

2023 · 29 min

A quiet, uneasy evening at home where ordinary caregiving duties press against distant unrest and unsettling news.

Directed by
Tomasz Stuleblak
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zuzanna Mikołajczyk, Bożenna Zalewska, Magdalena Ważyńska
Overview
Autumn of 2020. Women are protesting in Warsaw. Seventeen-year-old Ola spends the evening at home, caring for her sister and sick grandma. Daily duties are put to a halt when she receives unsettling news about her mother.

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Directed by
Tomasz Stuleblak
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zuzanna Mikołajczyk, Bożenna Zalewska, Magdalena Ważyńska
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • isolation
    • politics
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • home
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Tomasz Stuleblak
    Written by
    Tomasz Stuleblak
    Starring
    Zuzanna Mikołajczyk, Bożenna Zalewska, Magdalena Ważyńska, Maciej Zuchowicz, Aleksandra Gałczyńska, Justyna Fabisiak, Joanna Mądry, Paweł Parczewski
    Cinematography
    Jan Barszczewski, Daniel Le Hai
    Runtime
    29 min
    Country
    Poland

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