Chemo
(Chemia)
Year: 2015
Country:
POLAND
Run Time:
105 minutes
Benek has painted his room black. Not just the walls and floors, but the windows, the bed, and the noose hanging from his ceiling too. He’s finally ready to exit this world. Enter Lena, a reckless, stunning beauty who seems to share his disregard for life. The two fall for each other immediately, and they get married in a lavish ceremony, dancing all night long and collapsing on the floor in each other’s arms. But when Lena discloses that she has stage-three cancer, their lives that once seemed so fickle take on new, strange meanings that neither could have expected. A stylish, modern comedy-drama from the streets of contemporary Warsaw, Bartek Prokopowicz’s largely autobiographical film is an unapologetic roller coaster of timeless emotions and a thoughtful rumination on the meaning of life, death, and what lies between. Boosted by heart-wrenching performances by Agnieszka Żulewska and Tomasz Schuchardt, CHEMO’s unexpected tenderness makes it achingly identifiable and touching. (In Polish with subtitles) –C.P.
CIFF40 Screenings
Friday, April 08, 2016 at 7:15 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
Saturday, April 09, 2016 at 9:10 AM
Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 4:40 PM
Competition
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
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Director
Bartek Prokopowicz
Filmography
CHEMO (2015)
Producers
Katarzyna Sarnowska, Klaudia Śmieja
Screenwriting
Katarzyna Sarnowska
Cinematography
Jeremiasz Prokopowicz
Editing
Robert Gryka, Piotr Kmiecik
Principal Cast
Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Eryk Lubos, Danuta Stenka
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