WOMAN OF…

by Malgorzata Szumowska & Michal Englert

SYNOPSIS

Set against the landscape of the Polish transformation from communism to capitalism, WOMAN OF… spans 45 years of the life of Aniela Wesoly, who lives more than half of her adult life in a provincial Polish town as a man. Aniela’s journey to find personal liberty as a trans woman reveals hardships in marriage and parenthood, strained family relations and complicated attitudes in her environment, which constantly place her in impossible situations. What choices will Aniela have to make? Will she be ready to sacrifice all to become who she truly is?

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GENERAL INFORMATION

2023 / Poland, Sweden / Polish

Produced by Nomad and Plio / Coproduced by Film I Väst and Common Ground Pictures

CAST

Malgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik and Joanna Kulig

  • “A bold gesture of cinematic allyship, drawing attention as it does to Poland’s dire record on LGBT rights”

    Variety

  • “A sprawling, lyrical, and sensitive journey of a woman becoming her true self”

    IndieWire

  • “As much as an individual character study, the real strength of Woman Of… is as an unconventional love story”

    The Hollywood Reporter