''Body'' ( pl, Ciało) is a 2015 Polish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Małgorzata Szumowska Małgorzata Szumowska (; born 26 February 1973) is a Polish film director, screenwriter and producer, born in Kraków. Her 2013 film '' In the Name Of'' received the Teddy Award for Best Feature at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, an ...

. It was screened in the main competition section of the

65th Berlin International Film Festival The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...

where Szumowska won the

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury ...

. The film also received the Golden Lions Award at the 2015

Gdynia Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ''Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni'') is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk (1974–1986), now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every year sinc ...

and the People's Choice Award at the 2016 European Film Awards.

Plot

Olga who struggles with anorexia is sent to psychiatric hospital by the Attorney, where she is treated by Anna - a therapist who believes herself to be able to communicate with ghosts. Anna insists that she has been in contact with Olga's dead mother and she asks the Attorney to participate in a séance.

Cast

Janusz Gajos Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the gr ...

as Attorney *

Maja Ostaszewska Maja Ostaszewska (born 3 September 1972) is a Polish actress. Biography She was born in Kraków, the daughter of Polish musician Jacek Ostaszewski, of the Ostoja Clan. Ostaszewska was raised Buddhist. She started her acting training in her n ...

as Anna *Justyna Suwala as Olga, attorney's daughter * Wladyslaw Kowalski as Władysław *

Adam Woronowicz Adam Woronowicz (; born 25 December 1973) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1995. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''The Christening''. Woronowicz played the role of Father Jerzy Popi ...

as director Zieliński *

Tomasz Ziętek Tomasz Ziętek (born 28 June 1989, Inowrocław) is a Polish film and theatre actor as well as musician and guitarist. Life and career Ziętek was born on 7 May 1989 in Inowrocław. He graduated from the Bolesław III Wrymouth High School No. 1 ...

as attorney's assistant *Malgorzata Hajewska as Karol's mother *Ewa Kolasinska as a nurse *Ada Piekarska, as Ada *

Ewa Dalkowska Ewa or EWA may refer to: Places ; Ethiopia * Ewa (woreda) ; Nauru * Ewa District, Nauru ; United States * Eastern Washington, the portion of the state of Washington east of the Cascade Range * ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, a census-designated place * ...

as the prosecutor's friend

Reception

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website

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, the film has a 89% approval rating based on 9 reviews.

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 drama films European Film Awards winners (films) Polish drama films Films directed by Małgorzata Szumowska {{2010s-drama-film-stub