The new feature from Polish filmmaker Łukasz Ronduda, loosely based on the life of young artist Patryk Różycki, world premieres in the Big Screen Competition at the Rotterdam film festival, IFFR.
Two young artists engage in their first serious relationship, and it is full of raw emotion and intense physicality. But they struggle to find a language for a real connection., the new feature from Polish director and curator at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Łukasz Ronduda , Silesia Film, EC1-Łódź and Fixafilm.
It was co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. “My film portrays contemporary, young Poles, who, by being deeply aware of their emotions and mental health, are bringing about a great social change,” notes a director’s statement. “However, their over-therapeutization significantly affects the way they build relationships. I wanted to take a closer look at this modern love, characterized by psychological awareness on one hand and confusion on the other.” Concludes the filmmaker: “I am also interested in how this focus on emotions gives an illusion of removing social and economic borders between lovers. Moreover, the film explores the topic of a new ‘vulnerable’ masculinity, open to emotions, tears, and feelings.”can now exclusively reveal the first trailer for the movie that teases some of the awkwardness of love and sex that not only Polish audiences are likely to recognize. Check out theMatt Damon Recalls the Time Clint Eastwood Asked Him If He Wants to “Waste Everybody’s Time” Filming More Takes‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: James Cameron on ‘Fire and Ash,’ Academy’s Mixed Response to Past ‘Avatar’ Films, and Upcoming 3D Billie Eilish Concert Doc“Man, the Next Movie I Do May Be My Last”: Six of the World’s Greatest Filmmakers Dish on THR’s Directors RoundtableA Marketing Wonder: Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ Passes Up ‘One Battle After Another’ at U.S. Box OfficeThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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