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Woman on the Roof

International Narrative Competition

World Premiere

FEATURE | Poland, France, Sweden | 95 MINUTES | Polish | English subtitles

WOMAN ON THE ROOF

Drama

Mira (Dorota Pomykala) is a 60 year old mother, wife and midwife and appears to have a normal life. One morning she starts her day like any other, wakes up early, puts her family's clothes out to dry, purchases food for her fish and commits a bank robbery. This unexpected act, breaks her family and life apart and she is forced to look within and discover what she must change to ensure a more fulfilling life.

Director Anna Jadowska has crafted an exquisite film that manages to be equally devastating, personal, hopeful and entertaining and includes several unforgettable dramatic scenes. Pomykala gives a tour de force performance as Mira, she is in nearly every scene and authentically lives and breathes this character onscreen and captures this character's inner struggles seamlessly. The side characters Mira encounters on her journey of self, are all truly memorable and celebrate the variety of humans on our planet. Inspired by a true story, this is a complex character portrayal told with outstanding cinematic realism.--Paul Struthers


CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Anna Jadowska

Anna Jadowska graduated from the Łódź Film School and Wajda Masterschool of Directing. Her feature film Touch Me was selected for the 2003 Berlinale Forum section. In 2004, her film Corridor was selected to Cannes' International Critics’ Week. Her last feature, Wild Roses (2017), won numerous awards, such as the Stockholm IFF Impact Award, and 5 awards at Cottbus IFF.
Director
Anna Jadowska
Producer
Maria Blicharska
Screenwriter
Anna Jadowska
Cinematographer
Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
Editor
Julia Gregory, Piotr Kmiecik
Executive Producer
Maria Blicharska
Co-Producer
Mimmi Spång, Anna-Maria Kantarius, Damien McDonald
Cast
Dorota Pomykala, Bogdan Koca, Adam Bobik

CONTACTS

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