Women Of...
Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
2023
About Film
Set against the landscape of the Polish transformation from communism to capitalism, Woman of… spans 45 years of the life of Aniela Wesoły, who lives more than half of her adult life in a provincial Polish town as a man. Aniela's journey to find personal liberty as a trans woman reveals hardships in marriage and parenthood, strained family relations, and complicated attitudes in her environment, which constantly place her in impossible situations. What choices will Aniela have to make? Will she be ready to sacrifice all to become who she truly is?
About Director
Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert have worked together as a writer and director duo on various projects for over 20 years. Englert also works as the director of photography on their films which have won awards all around Europe. Their Debut Happy Man (2000) and their second film Stranger (2004) were nominated for the European Discovery award at the European Film Awards. 33 Scenes from Life (2008) was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival and In the Name Of (2013) won the Teddy Award at Berlinale. Their film Body (2015) won the Silver Bear for Best Director and they won a second Silver Bear Grand Prix for their film Mug (2018), both at Berlinale. During their career, they have made several English and French language films such as Elles (2011), Infinite Storm (2022) and The Other Lamb (2019). Their film Never Gonna Snow Again (2020) premiered at the Venice Festival in Competition and then became the Polish Oscar Entry Nominee.
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