Panic Attack
(Atak paniki)
Year: 2018
Country:
POLAND
Language:
Polish
Run Time:
100 minutes
After a shocking opening sequence, a strange and compelling series of tales is introduced. They are all of men, women, and children heading towards odd moments of crisis. We have Ela and Andrzej, on a flight when their talkative neighbor dies in the next seat. And then there is Milosz, a young man living with an animal-hoarding mother. His online gaming feud frighteningly spills into real life while he works at a huge wedding (the event itself about to collapse with a missing groom and an hysterical new bride). PANIC ATTACK is a masterful and original cinematic stew, tossing characters into its wickedly observant broth. The ingredients are stirred with brilliantly judged timing as the heat slowly and steadily increases. We soon begin to see how these seemingly random tales begin to connect in startling ways. Subtly seasoned with rich, dark humor and served by a superb cast, PANIC ATTACK is tense, clever, and moving. Keep calm and grip your seat. (In Polish with subtitles) —C.R.
CIFF43 Screenings
Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 9:00 PM
Tuesday, April 02, 2019 at 2:15 PM
Wednesday, April 03, 2019 at 7:10 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
Competition
New Direction Competition
Director
Paweł Maślona
Born in Poland, Paweł Maślona graduated from Katowice Film School. He won the Best Director Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Young Talent Award at The International Festival of Film Schools in Munich.
Filmography
PANIC ATTACK (2018)
Producer
Jan Kwieciński
Screenwriting
Paweł Maślona, Aleksandra Pisula, Bartłomiej Kotschedoff
Cinematography
Cezary Stolecki
Editing
Agnieszka Glińska
Principal Cast
Artur Żmijewski, Dorota Segda, Nicolas Bro, Magdalena Popławska, Aleksandra Pisula
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