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Playground

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On the last day of school, a 12-year-old girl sets up a secret meeting with a boy. The intimate talk quickly spins out of control, leading to an unexpected ending.
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C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Like a brutal visual metaphor for the age old question, usually asked in fear, or maybe to instil some: it's (insert time here), do you know where your children are? Rated: 4.5/5 May 1, 2019 Full Review Pere Vall Fotogramas A type of terror that we have seen, and suffered through, like in some of Michael Haneke's films... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 May 25, 2018 Full Review Alberto Luchini El Mundo (Spain) A film as necessary as it is harrowing... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/5 May 25, 2018 Full Review Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Sensacine In this sense, the Polish director's attention to the prolegomena of violence is closer to the post-Columbine exploration of Gus Van Sant in Elephant (2003)... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 May 25, 2018 Full Review Jordi Costa El Pais (Spain) In his first fictional feature, Polish director Bartosz M. Kowalski is inspired by true events, but presents a film incapable of bringing anything to light. [Full Review in Spanish] May 25, 2018 Full Review Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Cinemanía (Spain) Those who know the encyclopedia of atrocious crimes will recognize Playground's story... although that chilling sequence is not the most interesting part of the feature film... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 May 22, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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John W I thought the movie was okay, it painted a pretty good picture of life in Poland. But at the same time we were only introduced to three characters that showed signs of having mental instability. The last 15 minutes of the film was pretty random and didn’t feel like it fit the message of the rest of the film. The final sequence with the toddler just seemed to be an attempt at shock and chaos but I think it easily missed the mark. It wasn’t very intense at all, it just didn’t feel like part of the rest of the movie. It was disjointed, separated, pardon the pun. And the final scene with the just the two boys sitting together before the screen goes black was cliche. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bartosz M. Kowalski

Director

Michalina Swistun

Gabrysia Wolska

Nicolas Przygoda

Szymek

Przemyslaw Balinski

Czarek

Patryk Swiderski

Little boy

Bartlomiej Milczarek

Pawel

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Movie Info

Synopsis On the last day of school, a 12-year-old girl sets up a secret meeting with a boy. The intimate talk quickly spins out of control, leading to an unexpected ending.
Director
Bartosz M. Kowalski
Producer
Dariusz Pietrykowski
Screenwriter
Bartosz M. Kowalski, Stanislaw Warwas
Production Co
Film It
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Polish
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m
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