Rent Mug (2018)
3.3 of 5 from 102 ratings
1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
- Jacek (Mateusz Kosciukiewicz) loves heavy metal, his girlfriend (Malgorzata Gorol) and his dog. His family, his small hometown and his fellow parishioners all see him as an amusing freak. Jacek works at the construction site for what is supposed to become the tallest statue of Jesus in the world. When a severe accident disfigures him completely, all eyes turn to him as he undergoes the first facial transplant in the country.
- Actors:
- Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Malgorzata Gorol, Roman Gancarczyk, Dariusz Chojnacki, Robert Talarczyk, Anna Tomaszewska, Martyna Krzysztofik, Iwona Bielska, Tadeusz Bragiel, Pawel Browczuk, Katarzyna Chlebny, Juliusz Chrzastowski, Wojciech Citak, Krzysztof Ciureja, Krzysztof Czeczot, Dobromir Dymecki, Malgorzata Firlej, Agnieszka Gawlik, Kazimierz Goryca
- Directors:
- Malgorzata Szumowska
- Producers:
- Jacek Drosio, Michal Englert, Malgorzata Szumowska
- Writers:
- Michal Englert, Malgorzata Szumowska
- Aka:
- Twarz
- Studio:
- Bulldog Film Distribution
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- New waves of Polish Cinema, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Poland
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Reviews (2) of Mug
The world's first face transplant comedy - Mug review by jb
Blackly humorous, yet moving, story set in rural Poland. Jacek, a speed metal freak (and Aphex Twin lookalike) works on a construction site erecting the world's tallest statue of Jesus. After a terrible accident, he receives a face transplant, the first in Poland, and becomes both a celebrity and a local pariah, 'Mug' to the village kids. Artfully shot, authentically cast, with a sense of both the absurd and a very human understanding of difference and rejection, Mug is definitely worth looking at.
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Judging by appearance - Mug review by LC
In terms of genre, this film would probably be best described as a tragedy, though there are enough touches of humour to keep it from becoming unenduringly bleak. In other hands, this material could easily have become a tearfest, but the filmakers resist easy sentimentality, or offering any pat resolutions. The narrative offers a few interesting parallels between the locals attitudes towards a giant headless statue, and actual human suffering, but is never heavy handed. A slight criticism might be that possibly we spend too much of the film with the main character after his accident, and not before - though maybe that sense of loss is itself deliberate? (3.5 out of 5)
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