Playing Hard

Playing Hard

2019 · 88 min · PL · 6.5 (30 votes)
Dir. Kinga Dębska · Starring Dorota Kolak, Agata Kulesza, Maria Dębska, Marcin Dorociński, Barbara Jonak, Mirosław Baka · Music Michal Novinski

Women on the edge

Drama

Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the problem secret and rescues her from many troubles but he slowly loses patience. A respected children surgeon Teresa has lost her family due to drinking problem, all she is left with is her job at the hospital where she is the main doctor. The situation goes out of control when the woman comes drunk to the hospital. A student, Magda, likes to party hard and because she is a good student and has a great job, no-one opposes that. At one moment, the girl loses control. A tragedy happens.

VIBE

This film feels like a stark, unflinching look at the devastating grip of alcoholism. It's a heavy, character-driven drama that explores the unraveling lives and desperate attempts to maintain control amidst chaos.

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alcoholism