Sandra Drzymalska in
Dawid Nickel’s
Love Tasting was by far the best film presented at the new Microbudget Film Competition, dedicated to features produced with less than a €200,000 subsidy from the Polish Film Institute. In fact, it was one of the most interesting and captivating films of the entire Polish Film Festival, which concluded on 12 December.
While it seems that nothing new or fresh can be told about this utterly horrible phase of human life the teenage years Nickel manages to tackle the subject with energy and commitment. Hormones give the story a beat, while the awesome soundtrack provides emotional shelter for the group of lost (and nowhere near found) junior highschool friends, who just begin their summer vacation. The story is set in a small town, where daily life unfolds between church choir practice, hanging out at the local swimming pool, bootleg parties, the garage or basement at the parents’ house, and a balcony in a high-rise. This is where Kuba
The team behind
Kill It and Leave This Town, producer Agnieszka Åcibior, director Mariusz WilczyÅski and producer Ewa PuszczyÅska, with their awards
The Polish Film Festival usually takes place in September and kicks off the autumn slate of local theatrical film releases. This year, owing to the pandemic, it moved to early December and made use of virtual screening rooms. However, not all of the competition titles were available to holders of industry and press badges, including
MaÅgorzata Szumowska and