"The Shrew" is a comedy based on the ironic autobiography of Ilona Łepkowska - screenwriter and producer of cult films and TV series ("NIgdy w życiu", "M jak miłość"), directed by Tomasz Konecki, creator of the hits "Lejdis", "Testosteron" and " Letters to M.3”.
Get to know the funny and touching story of a unique and strong woman who changed the Polish film and television market. A woman who is in control of everything, but ... not of herself.
Anna Sobańska (Małgorzata Kożuchowska) aka "Shrew", "Queen", "Shakespeare". Life balance so far: 1 husband, 2 children, 36 statuettes, 40 million viewers. Number of people who have not seen her film work: hmmm - maybe 2 or 3. Number of characters she invented: 186. Number of failures in her personal and professional life: 0 (at least she thinks so). Upcoming nervous breakdowns: 1
Anna is a woman of success and… an unquestionable shrew. He creates stars with one hand and destroys them with the other. She wants to be strong and perfect in every area, although she does not see that her life is far from the world she creates on the screen. When she thinks she has everything, life decides to rub her nose. Will she rule over her own life?
DIRECTED BY
Tomasz Konecki
SCREENWRITER
Ilona Łepkowska (based on her own book "The Perfect Family")
PRODUCED BY
Klaudiusz Frydrych
Krzysztof Rak
Inga Kruk
Ilona Łepkowska
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
OTHER CREATORS
Director of photography: Tomasz Madejski
Make-up by: Ludmiła Krawczyk
Costume design by: Monika Kaleta
Production designer: Alicja Olak
Casting by: Małgorzata Adamska
Editing by: Jarosław Barzan
Production manager: Dagmara Bagnecka
A Polish Film Institute Co-financed Production.
PREMIERES IN
16.09.2022
STARRING
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Artur Żmijewski, Zofia Domalik, Anna Dymna, Leon Chacewicz, Rafał Zawierucha, Bronisław Wrocławski, Filip Tłokiński, Marcin Perchuć.