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The Hater

The Hater

20206.92h 16m

Overview

A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.

Directed by Jan Komasa
Written by Mateusz Pacewicz
Produced by Wojciech Kabarowski, Jerzy Kapuściński
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Maciej Musiałowski

Maciej Musiałowski

Tomasz Giemza

Vanessa Aleksander

Vanessa Aleksander

Gabi Krasucka

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

Zofia Krasucka

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Robert Krasucki

Agata Kulesza

Agata Kulesza

Beata Santorska

Maciej Stuhr

Maciej Stuhr

Paweł Rudnicki

Adam Gradowski

Adam Gradowski

Stefan 'Guzek' Guzkowski

Piotr Biedroń

Piotr Biedroń

Kamil

Jędrzej Wielecki

Jędrzej Wielecki

Staszek Rydel

Jan Hrynkiewicz

Jan Hrynkiewicz

Roommate Marcin Karpiuk

Themes & Keywords

politicianpublic relationssocial mediawarsaw, polandhatermayoral candidatesmear campaign

About The Hater

The Hater is a drama, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of politician, public relations, social media, warsaw, poland, hater, mayoral candidate. Directed by Jan Komasa, it stars Maciej Musiałowski, Vanessa Aleksander, Danuta Stenka. A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.

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