Canada / Sep 13, 2007 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An impressionistic, black-and-white portrait of the day-to-day of a nonagenarian woman as she experiences the final act of her life. Danuta Szaflarska stars as Aniela, who lives in a massive yet rapidly-deteriorating wooden house, filled with souvenirs and treasures of eras gone by. Aniela runs into conflict in her dealings with others, particularly a nasty neighbor who sees her property as an eyesore and wants to do everything in his reach to buy it up and tear it down, and her married adult son, who - though kindly - triggers paranoia within Aniela (she cannot help but believe that he is scheming and planning to wheedle the property away from her). Driven aback by these individuals, Aniela finds one of her only sources of comfort and reassurance in her daily talks with her dog, Fila - and develops a great affinity for spying on the neighbors' doings whenever boredom creeps in.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Małgorzata Rożniatowska | Physician |
| Witold Kaczanowski | Adam Koniecpolski |
| Wit Kaczanowski Jr. | Witek (young) |
| Marta Waldera | Marzenka |
| Joanna Szarkowska | Aniela (young) |
| Weronika Karwowska | Aniela's Neighbor |
| Kai Schoenhals | Aniela's Neighbor |
| Sylwia Bocheńska | Girl with the Tea |
| Róża Salamonowicz | |
| Remigiusz Przełożny | Aniela's Fiancé |
| Leszek Musiał | |
| Adam Karczewski | |
| Marcin Jochim | |
| Maksymilian Joks | |
| Marek Petykiewicz | |
| Tomasz Pokora | |
| Jan Żołnowski |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pora umierać |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kid Film, Tandem Taren-To, Telewizja Polska |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 2007 |
| Production | Artur Reinhart, Piotr Miklaszewski, Wojciech Maryański |
| Writer | Dorota Kędzierzawska |
| Casting | Luiza Miklaszewska-Janeczek |
| Editing | Dorota Kędzierzawska, Artur Reinhart |
| Cinematography | Artur Reinhart, Remigiusz Przełożny |
| Assistant directors | Dorota Kędzierzawska |
| Camera operators | Artur Reinhart, Remigiusz Przełożny |
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| Additional photography | Artur Reinhart, Remigiusz Przełożny |
| Production design | Albina Barańska, Artur Reinhart, Jarosław Borys |
| Art direction | Albina Barańska, Artur Reinhart, Jarosław Borys |
| Set decoration | Albina Barańska, Artur Reinhart, Jarosław Borys |
| Special effects | Witold Gajzler, Michał Wićko |
| Music | Włodzimierz Pawlik, Anna Sikorzak-Oklek, Piotr Ziarkiewicz, Reinhard Stergar, Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, Pavel Štverák, Jan Martínek |
| Sound | Włodzimierz Pawlik, Anna Sikorzak-Oklek, Piotr Ziarkiewicz, Reinhard Stergar, Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, Pavel Štverák, Jan Martínek |
| Costume design | Katarzyna Morawska, Anna Płochocka, Natalia Król |
| Makeup | Natalia Król, Katarzyna Morawska, Anna Płochocka |
| Hairstyling | Katarzyna Morawska, Anna Płochocka, Natalia Król |
| Revenue | 30.322 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Sep 21, 2007 / Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Italy / Jan 18, 2008 / Trieste Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 30, 2008 / Göteborg Film Festival
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United States / Apr 05, 2008 / Madison Film Festival / Wisconsin Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 05, 2008 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Greece / Oct 16, 2008 / Panorama of European Cinema
China / Jun 15, 2010 / Shanghai International Film Festival
Vietnam / Sep 22, 2010 / Polish Film Week
Japan / Oct 24, 2010 / Tokyo International Women's Film Festival
Limited release
Czechia / Nov 20, 2008
Theatrical release
Poland / Oct 19, 2007
Sweden / Mar 12, 2008
Japan / Apr 16, 2011
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