Wojciech Smarzowski is one of those Polish directors who’s popular both among the critics and with the audience, even though his films are far from being considered crowd-pleasers. In his upcoming project Good House, Smarzowski, who also penned the script, will focus on domestic violence, although nothing more has been shared about the story.

Judging by his previous efforts, which included covering Polish involvement in the Holocaust (The Wedding Day [+lee también:
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Smarzowski will work with cinematographer Paweł Tybora, production designer Joanna Macha, costume designer Magdalena Rutkiewicz-Luterek, editor Krzysztof Komander and music composer Mikołaj Trzaska, who has been working with the director since his early films. The cast includes actors whom he has already worked with previously, too: Agata Kulesza (Rose, The Wedding Day, Ida [+lee también:
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Wojciech Gastomczyk and Janusz Gastomczyk are producing the film through their company Lucky Bob, which previously staged The Wedding, Clergy and The Mighty Angel with Smarzowski. The company’s other credits include The Palace [+lee también:
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Smarzowski’s previous film The Wedding Day had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights, where it scooped the gongs for Best Directing and Best Screenplay in 2021. Clergy was released in 2018, surpassing 5 million admissions, and became the third-most-popular local film since 1989 (see the news).