The Stop

The Stop

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Release Date

9/21/2026

Runtime

80 mins

Genres

Overview

This is the worst day of Mario’s life. After dozens of hours without sleep, he returns home from work. His wife goes into labor and asks him to stay with her, while his boss demands that he immediately head out on another assignment. To keep his job, Mario must make it back before the end of the World Cup final currently underway, in which Poland faces Brazil.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

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Revenue

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A man faces an impossible choice between his job and his family's most crucial moment, watching his life fracture against the ticking clock of a football match. Intimate and suffocating, the film finds tragedy in the collapse of competing obligations.

Mood

TenseBittersweetClaustrophobic

Themes

FamilyComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Single location

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Addiction

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