Overview

• Directed by Kasia Adamik, the film adapts a short story by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk with Agnieszka Holland serving as executive producer.
• The story follows a British professor in Warsaw during the onset of martial law on December 13, 1981, using an outsider’s perspective to heighten tension.
• Early festival reactions praise Lesley Manville’s performance and the film’s immersive, dreamlike atmosphere over didactic history.
• After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, the title is slated to close the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
• HanWay Films is handling sales as the film actively seeks U.S. distribution, with cast including Zofia Wichłacz and Tom Burke.