A light hearted, tongue-in-cheek comedy mocking Poland's number one catholic radio station which has played a significant role in shaping Polish political scene. The film reflects an ongoing battle of liberal vs conservative norms of behavior in a society. Sexual revolution is the key element of this film and taboo is broken in every single scene. The caricatures are vivid and the irony is biting which some pious catholics might find disrespectful. Nevertheless, it was not in the authors' minds to ridicule the entire group of believers but only the most radical group that crosses some boundaries of what's acceptable and what is not.
2 Reviews
Mixed feelings
pibwl24 November 2022
I have mixed feelings about the film. It is definitely not a typical romantic comedy, which is a popular Polish genre last years. Definitely not a masterpiece, risky and inconsistent in tone - but has several brilliant moments. The actorship of Polish acknowledged actors is very good or even outstanding - with an exception however of the main heroine Luna (Magdalena Boczarska), who has a charisma of an ice block. Maybe she tries to play love/hate feelings at the same time, but the effect is not convincing. Also a character of Norbert Plesica, played by popular Tomasz Karolak, is not worth mentioning.
The film balances on a thin line between showing LGBT activists society as a main subject, and making fun of them, like rather manly Krzysztof Globisz playing a transgender middle-aged woman and wondering, which toilet she should use. Touching is a scene, when conservative woman Teresa (very good double featured Danuta Stenka) finds a courage to admit her hidden sexuality. The whole idea of a guy (very charming Marcin Dorocinski) trying to win a bisexual girl by playing in a porn movie with her to gather funds for lesbian society is quite risky, but it defends itself. Breaking stereotypes, the guy is the delicate one here, and the girl is Krav Maga instructor. Light comedy tone is breached by the fact, that the main hero struggles with mental disorder, likewise his mother is interned in an asylum (Danuta Stenka). Here we must mention an interesting multiple maestro role of Daniel Olbrychski as an alleged psychiatrist.
The second plot of the movie is a greedy priest father Leon (perfect role by Bronislaw Wroclawski), running a catholic radio station and trying to win a state contract. It is an obvious allusion to well-known Polish influential catholic radio director from Torun, with whom father Leon tries to compete. The film also balances on a thin line of ridiculing religious sensitivity here (an absurd idea of a pilgrimage of consecrated virgins on stilts), but apart from father Leon, other characters involved represent true faith.
The film is worthy for at least one scene, when Magdalena Rózczka as a sound engineer, instructs Luna how to make orgasmic sounds. Finally, we must note a gag, when an acknowledged actor Tomasz Kot and a popular Polish journalist Kuba Wojciechowski apply for nude male role.
The film balances on a thin line between showing LGBT activists society as a main subject, and making fun of them, like rather manly Krzysztof Globisz playing a transgender middle-aged woman and wondering, which toilet she should use. Touching is a scene, when conservative woman Teresa (very good double featured Danuta Stenka) finds a courage to admit her hidden sexuality. The whole idea of a guy (very charming Marcin Dorocinski) trying to win a bisexual girl by playing in a porn movie with her to gather funds for lesbian society is quite risky, but it defends itself. Breaking stereotypes, the guy is the delicate one here, and the girl is Krav Maga instructor. Light comedy tone is breached by the fact, that the main hero struggles with mental disorder, likewise his mother is interned in an asylum (Danuta Stenka). Here we must mention an interesting multiple maestro role of Daniel Olbrychski as an alleged psychiatrist.
The second plot of the movie is a greedy priest father Leon (perfect role by Bronislaw Wroclawski), running a catholic radio station and trying to win a state contract. It is an obvious allusion to well-known Polish influential catholic radio director from Torun, with whom father Leon tries to compete. The film also balances on a thin line of ridiculing religious sensitivity here (an absurd idea of a pilgrimage of consecrated virgins on stilts), but apart from father Leon, other characters involved represent true faith.
The film is worthy for at least one scene, when Magdalena Rózczka as a sound engineer, instructs Luna how to make orgasmic sounds. Finally, we must note a gag, when an acknowledged actor Tomasz Kot and a popular Polish journalist Kuba Wojciechowski apply for nude male role.
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