Real Life

Call Me Marianna

1 hr. 15 min. | Drama | N/A

Marianna is an attractive 40-year-old woman who has just sued her parents in order to obtain a sex change. Alienated by her mother and neglecting her best friends, she seeks refuge in a theatre group where she comes to make sense of her situation by rehearsing a play based on her past. When the days to the operation loom over her, Marianna kindles an unlikely romance with an older gentleman who offers her a ray of hope, but she remains confronted with the idea of losing what she holds dearest to her – her family – and she must face the chilling reminder of the sacrifices one takes to be themselves.

Karolina Bielawska

Karolina Bielawska

Karolina Bielawska graduated in Directing from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty at the University of Silesia in Katowice and from the Development Lab Feature Programme at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. She has directed short films and documentaries which have been screened and awarded at major international and Polish film festivals. One of her most famous works – documentary Warsaw Available (2009).
Languages
Polish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Mów mi Marianna
Produced
2015: Poland

Film information

Director
Karolina Bielawska
Screenplay
Karolina Bielawska
Music
Antony and The Johnsons, Natalia Fiedorczuk
Cinematography
Kacper Czubak
Cast
Jowita Budnik, Mariusz Bonaszewski, Marianna Klapczyńska, Katarzyna Klapczyńska
More information
www.imdb.com
Festival experience toolkit by