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Playground

Playground

Childhood can be a dangerous game

20166.11h 21m

Overview

It's the end of the school year and today is the last chance for 12-year-old Gabrysia to tell her classmate that she has fallen in love with him. She sets up a secret meeting and blackmails the boy to show up. But what was supposed to be an intimate talk spins out of control and leads to an unexpected ending.

Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski
Written by Bartosz M. Kowalski, Stanisław Warwas
Produced by Dariusz Pietrykowski, Mirella Zaradkiewicz, Andrzej Polec
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Top Cast

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Michalina Świstuń

Gabrysia Wolska

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Nicolas Przygoda

Szymek

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Przemysław Baliński

Czarek

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Patryk Świderski

kidnapped boy

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Paweł Brandys

Gabrysia's father

Anita Jancia

Anita Jancia

Gabrysia's mother

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Paweł Karolak

Szymek's father

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Małgorzata Olczyk

Czarek's mother

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Bartłomiej Milczarek

Paweł

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Mikołaj Zamorski

Kamil

Themes & Keywords

playground

About Playground

Playground is a thriller, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of playground. Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski, it stars Michalina Świstuń, Nicolas Przygoda, Przemysław Baliński. It's the end of the school year and today is the last chance for 12-year-old Gabrysia to tell her classmate that she has fallen in love with him. She sets up a secret meeting and blackmails the boy to show up. But what was supposed to be an intimate talk spins out of control and leads to an unexpected ending.

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