Hala (Claire Danes) is a flirtatious Polish high school dropout in Detroit. Jadzia (Lena Olin) is the matriarch of the Pszoniak family. Jadzia has a chaotic life married to the nice baker Bolek (Gabriel Byrne). She's a cleaner with her gypsy daughter-in-law Sofie and has an affair with the boss Roman (Rade erbedija). Neighborhood cop Russell Schuster gets Hala pregnant. Hala is picked to lead the Virgin's procession which she's not.
Written and directed by Theresa Connelly, this seems to be a personal film but not a very compelling one. It doesn't have any pace or tension. It's not funny, it's not sexy and it's not dramatic. It's just a bunch of slightly off-kilter characters living their lives. Kristen Bell does have a microscopic role. It's always fun to see a star when they were still a nobody. There are some great actors in this but Adam Trese is not one of them. I think this should be a coming-of-age movie but Lena Olin keeps getting the starring role and blocks Claire Danes.
Written and directed by Theresa Connelly, this seems to be a personal film but not a very compelling one. It doesn't have any pace or tension. It's not funny, it's not sexy and it's not dramatic. It's just a bunch of slightly off-kilter characters living their lives. Kristen Bell does have a microscopic role. It's always fun to see a star when they were still a nobody. There are some great actors in this but Adam Trese is not one of them. I think this should be a coming-of-age movie but Lena Olin keeps getting the starring role and blocks Claire Danes.