''United States of Love'' ( pl, Zjednoczone Stany Miłości) is a 2016 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

Tomasz Wasilewski Tomasz Wasilewski (born 26 September 1980) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. His 2016 film '' United States of Love'' was shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held fro ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. At Berlin, Wasilewski won the

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Cast

Julia Kijowska Julia Kijowska (born ) is a Polish actress. Her notable films include '' In Darkness'' (2011), ''The Mighty Angel'' (2014), and ''United States of Love'' (2016). The daughter of the director , she studied acting at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Nat ...

as Agata *

Magdalena Cielecka Magdalena Cielecka (born 20 February 1972) is a Polish actress. Life and career Cielecka spent her childhood in the small town of Żarki-Letnisko. In 1995, she graduated from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna in Kraków. Soon after, she jo ...

as Iza *

Dorota Kolak Dorota is a Polish, Czech and Slovak female given name, cognate with Dorothy. Notable people with the name include: *Dorota Andraka (born 1961), Polish-American educator * Dorota Dabrowska, Polish statistician *Dorota Gawron (born 1983), represent ...

as Renata *

Marta Nieradkiewicz Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) :István Márta composer * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river), an ...

as Marzena *

Andrzej Chyra Andrzej Chyra (born 27 August 1964) is a Polish actor and a member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy. Life and career He graduated from high school and in 1987 he graduated from the Acting Theater School in Warsaw. In 199 ...

as Karol

Reception

Critical response

In a positive review for the ''

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'' Giuseppe Sedia commended the film for "the overwhelming use of grey in the superb cinematography by Romanian new wave hero Oleg Mutu" adding that "grey is also used to drench the stories of the four leading female roles in the monotony and dreariness of their daily life without Antonioni-esque cliches".

References

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* 2016 films 2016 drama films Polish drama films 2010s Polish-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub