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The Mighty Angel: an impasse of self-destruction

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- The much-awaited new film by Wojciech Smarzowski will be released by Kino Swiat in Polish theatres on January 17

The Mighty Angel: an impasse of self-destruction
Wojciech Smarzowski

The darkest side of man manifesting itself in a social context that plays an important part: such is the leitmotiv and signature brand of films by Wojciech Smarzowski. In his new feature, The Mighty Angel [+see also:
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, to be launched by Kino Swiat in Polish theatres on January 17, the director focuses on one individual and paints the portrait of a man falling into an impasse of self-destruction through alcoholism.

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After The Wedding, The Dark House, Rose [+see also:
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(read the interview)and Traffic Department [+see also:
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(watch the video interview)in which Wojciech Smarzowski addressed dramas from the wider perspective of a social entity (local or ethnic communities, professional backgrounds), his new opus shows an inclination towards more intimate narration.

Jerzy is a writer and an alcoholic. The film begins when he thinks he has beaten his dependence and can actually stop drinking. He falls in love with a young girl and being happy in a relationship with a woman then becomes his new goal. However, escaping from his dependence and embarking upon a new path proves to be extremely hard. The film applies itself to tracking this slow fall, nourished by temptations, a desperate and sometimes tragic struggle to survive, between despair and a glimmer of hope, which finally appears.

The Mighty Angel is adapted from a novel by Jerzy Pilch (distinguished in 2009 by Poland's most prestigious prize for literature), which has been compared with Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry. The main role in the film is played by Polish star Robert Więckiewicz (recently appreciated in In Darkness by Agnieszka Holland and Walesa. Man of Hope [+see also:
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by Andrzej Wajda). He is notably acccompanied by Julia Kijowska, Adam Woronowicz and Jacek Braciak. Produced by Profil Film, The Mighty Angel has received support from EDM Plus, HBO Polska, the Kraków Film Commission, TVP, Mojotribe and the Polish Film institute.

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(Translated from French)

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