Summary
Jack, an unappreciated American writer in his sixties, comes to the off-season peninsula of Hel in the north of Poland and isolates himself to write a script. He meets Kail, a local who earns money by making lie-detector tests.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 38GoodWatch 57
IMDb3.8
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −23 min on the typical 104
typical 10481Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 30 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+20Released
2016
August 5, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ThrillerMysteryLanguage
Polish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Poland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 2
- Paweł Tarasiewicz Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- Katia Priwieziencew Director, Writer
Production · 6
- Katarzyna Zuterek Line Producer
- Maja Zimmermann Associate Producer
- Daniel Markowicz Co-Producer, Line Producer, Visual Effects Art Director
- Kacper Habisiak Co-Producer
- Piotr Galon Co-Producer, Special Effects
- Marcin Kasiński Co-Producer
Camera · 3
- Clémence Thurninger Director of Photography
- Joaquín del Paso Director of Photography
- Marek Kozakiewicz Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Wojciech Anuszczyk Editor
Art · 2
- Juliusz Bogdanski Production Design
- Maja Zaleska Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ewa Gronowska Costume Design
- Agata Wasilewska Makeup Artist
- Paula Adryańczyk Makeup Designer
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