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Mug

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After fun-loving Jacek is disfigured in an accident at work, he becomes the first person in Poland to receive a face transplant, which leads to his status as a national hero and martyr.

Critics Reviews

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 12/09/2018
3/5
The message - that people judge by appearances - is a little too obvious and on the nose to be satisfying. And Szumowska overuses a filter that blurs all but the very centre of the frame... Go to Full Review Gus Edgar Little White Lies 12/06/2018
3/5
National disdain has clouded judgement, and so both director and community have let their constructions get out of hand. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety 02/24/2018
"Mug" works hard to be a fable about inner strength and beauty. But did everyone else have to come off as quite so foolish and ugly? Go to Full Review Giuseppe Sedia Kino Mania Jan 21
3/5
Szumowska here has made a clever use of music in a film that is reminiscent of Paolo Sorrentino’s earlier eccentric pieces. In the end the whole thing fits together in Mug as long as viewers do not judge the movie through the prism of realism. Go to Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) 07/14/2024
4/5
Mug is one of those films that’s toe curling to watch, but there’s no denying the strength of its craft or subtext. Go to Full Review Sergi Sánchez Fotogramas 07/07/2022
3/5
Mug is a bit rough though it is inevitable to be moved by an average guy's desperation after a work accident to become the first patient in Poland who receives a face transplant. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Mariusz C 05/01/2022 Super drama. Very true. I know, I am from this country. See more mauro l 08/01/2019 "Fact 1: in Swiebodzin, Poland, since 2010 stands the tallest statue of Christ in the world, 36 meters excluding the base. Fact 2: in 2013, a 33 [!] year old worker, victim of an accident at work, underwent the first ever face transplant performed in Poland. Malgorzata Szumowska, in her seventh feature-length fiction film, fuses the two national primates" (Ilaria Feole) for an iconoclast operation on the excesses of bigotry and ignorance of her compatriots. She forgets that human hypocrisy is completely independent of Catholicism or any other form of spirituality. (Mauro Lanari) See more 04/18/2018 Najgorszy film jaki ogl?da?em w ?yciu - nawet nie by? na tyle z?y, ?eby obejrze? go ironicznie i wyci?gn?? z tego jakie? nieintencjonalne warto?ci komediowe. Zwyczajnie bezczelny, przerysowany jedynie po to, ?eby wzbudzi? kontrowersj?, niesmaczny i niesprawiedliwy. Warto wspomnie?, ?e zupe?nie mija si? z histori? prawdziw?, na podstawie, której rzekomo ten film powsta? - w rzeczywisto?ci ofiara wypadku i pierwszego przeszczepu twarzy w Polsce dosta?a pe?ne wsparcie otaczaj?cej go spo?eczno?ci. Dno, nie polecam, totalna strata czasu i pieni?dzy. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Małgorzata Szumowska

Director

Mateusz Kościukiewicz

Jacek

Agnieszka Podsiadlik

Siostra Jacka

Małgorzata Gorol

Dagmara

Roman Gancarczyk

Ksiądz

Dariusz Chojnacki

Brat Jacka

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Movie Info

Synopsis After fun-loving Jacek is disfigured in an accident at work, he becomes the first person in Poland to receive a face transplant, which leads to his status as a national hero and martyr.
Director
Małgorzata Szumowska
Producer
Jacek Drosio, Michał Englert, Małgorzata Szumowska
Screenwriter
Michał Englert, Małgorzata Szumowska
Production Co
Nowhere
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Polish
Release Date (Streaming)
May 26, 2019
Runtime
1h 31m