OTHER PEOPLE
OTHER PEOPLE / INNI LUDZIE – Poland, France, 2021, 106 min., Drama
Director: Aleksandra Terpinska
Writers: Dorota Maslowska, Aleksandra Terpinska
Cast: Jacek Beler, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Magdalena Kolesni, Marek Kalita, Sebastian Fabijanski, Beata Kawka, Zuzanna Bernat, Krystyna Tkacz
It is a dynamic and hypnotizing story about love and the lack of thereof. It’s a romance set in the times of disintegrating human connections, life long burden of loans in Swiss francs, box diets, cheap wine and a constant hum of social media. The action takes place in contemporary Warsaw and develops following the original rap beat. At first glance Kamil and Iwona have nothing in common. She is a bored and desperate wife living the luxurious life. He is 32 and still lives with his mother in an apartment building, dreaming about a hip hop career and working odd jobs. Their relationship looks irrelevant on the surface but it will force them to see their life choices and people around in a different light.
Awards and nominations:
- Koszalinski Festiwal Debiutow Filmowych Mlodzi i Film 2022 –
- Nominee Grand Jantar Best Feature Debut – Aleksandra Terpinska (director)
- Polish Film Festival 2021 – Winner -Award of the Network of Studio and Local Cinemas Best Film, Winner – Best Actor Feature Film – Jacek Beler (actor)
- Winner – Best Debut Director Feature Film – Aleksandra Terpinska (director)
- Winner – Best Editing Magdalena Chowanska (editor)
- Winner – Onet Awards Discovery of the Festival -Aleksandra Terpinska (director)
- Nominee – Golden Lions Best Film – Beata Rzezniczek (producer), Klaudia Smieja (producer)
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021 – Winner – FIPRESCI Prize First Feature Competition