Playing Hard

Playing Hard

Women on the edge

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Release Date

1/4/2019

Runtime

88 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

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Revenue

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Three interconnected stories of women whose lives are unraveling under the weight of alcoholism, moving inexorably toward crisis points that cannot be averted. It's an unflinching portrait of how addiction destroys not just the drinker but everyone around them.

Mood

BleakMelancholicTenseUnsettling

Themes

AddictionFamilyIdentityComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

AddictionSuicide and self-harm

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