Russia / Oct 18, 2025 / Message to Man International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Marzena Sowa is a quintessential contemporary European: independent, aware of how the world works—or should work—and single. After her mother’s death, she is consumed by longing and sets off for her distant homeland, a Polish village where her beloved aunt Niuszka—an embodiment of joie de vivre and peace with herself—lived her entire life under the heavy weight of patriarchy. The film becomes a collision of social models, resolved with an open ending.
Main cast
Genres
DocumentaryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Godmother |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Polski |
| Production countries | Belgium, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TS Productions, Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles, CBA, VOO, BeTV, France Télévisions |
| Release date | 18 ottobre 2025 |
| Editing | Effi Weiss, Bertrand Ricciuti, Coline Leauté, Emilio Anatriello |
| Cinematography | Marzena Sowa |
| Assistant directors | Marzena Sowa |
| Camera operators | Marzena Sowa |
| Additional photography | Marzena Sowa |
| Music | Diana Dolce, Samuel Mittelman, Marzena Sowa, Lionel Thiriet, Marina Lerchs |
| Sound | Diana Dolce, Samuel Mittelman, Marzena Sowa, Lionel Thiriet, Marina Lerchs |
Release dates
Premiere
TV
Belgium / Jan 27, 2024 / BeTV Ciné
France / Aug 07, 2024 / TP / France 3
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