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Film · 2018

Mug

Original titleTwarz

Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska · starring Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Podsiadlik and Malgorzata Gorol

  • 1 h 31 min
  • 15
  • Drama · Comedy
  • Poland
  • Released in the UK 6 December 2018
  • 6.8 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.7 Users4 votes
  • 7.0 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

In western Poland, Jacek (Mateusz Kosciukiewicz), a heavy metal lover who is in love of her fiancee Dagmara (Malgorzata Gorol), is a person whose family sees as a funny nerd; works as a constructor. While he is working in the, so call, biggest statue of Jesus Christ of the entire world, he suffers an accident. Luckily he survives, but his face ends up completely deformed, so he is requiring a facial surgery making him the first person to get this kind of surgery in his country. The operation is a success but this will change his life completely, even his mother will deny he is the same person, saying he is being possessed by the man who used to have the face that was transplanted into his son.

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The essentials

Runtime
91 min1 hour and 31 minutes
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Mug?
1 hour and 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Mug released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 6 December 2018.
Who directed Mug?
Malgorzata Szumowska.
Who is in Mug?
It stars Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Malgorzata Gorol and Roman Gancarczyk.
Where can I watch Mug?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (9)
Director
Malgorzata Szumowska
Writers
Malgorzata Szumowska
Producers
Malgorzata Szumowska

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
6.7 4 votes

What the critics say average 7.0 from 3 outlets

  • 8.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw It is scabrous, mysterious and surprisingly emotional Read
  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young But even if it?s not the edgiest of the director?s films, this study in weathering adversity and adjusting to what life hands you makes some worthy points about human and institutional callousness. Read
  • 6.0 VarietyJessica Kiang Szumowska wants to tackle manifold issues, often unrelated to each other Read

Trivia

  • Deformed world

    Throughout 'Mug', the images appear sharp in the middle, diffused at the edges, the focus mimicking the limits of a human eye. "What we wanted to do is a kind of deformation of the world; he's deformed, and the world around him is deformed," director Malgorzata Szumowska said of the film's unusual lensing, which she conceptualized with cinematographer and co-writer Michal Englert. [Variety]

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