Floating Skyscrapers

Unrated

4/5/20141h 25m

Premiere Release (US)

Overview:

Kuba attends an art opening with his girlfriend of two years and bumps into Mikal. The connection between these two young men is instantaneous and intoxicating, and despite opposition from all sides, he allows Mikal into his life. The results go beyond anything he could have imagined. This intimate and bold second feature from Polish director Tomasz Wasilewski captures the often-complicated consequences of finding love where others do not want it.

Director:

Tomasz Wasilewski

Status:

Released

Language:

Polish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

coming out
lgbt
gay theme

Cast

Mateusz Banasiuk

~ as ~

Kuba

Marta Nieradkiewicz

~ as ~

Sylwia

Bartosz Gelner

~ as ~

Michał

Katarzyna Herman

~ as ~

Ewa

Izabela Kuna

~ as ~

Krystyna

Olga Frycz

~ as ~

Monika

Mirosław Zbrojewicz

~ as ~

Jacek

Mariusz Drężek

~ as ~

Kuba's Coach

Katarzyna Maciąg

~ as ~

Ania

Michał Grzybowski

~ as ~

Paweł

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
5
"Kuba" (Mateusz Banasiuk) is a young man living with his girlfriend "Sylwia" (Marta Nieradkiewicz) at his mum's house. Their existence is pretty claustrophobic, but for his swimming regimen, which introduces him to some of the extra-curricular activities in the toilets. Whilst out with her one night, he gets bored at an art gallery reception where he shares a joint with the handsome "Michal" (Bartosz Gelner). He quickly becomes infatuated with him, and gradually pushes his boundaries with the young man who is, also, dealing with issues at home. Will "Kuba" make a choice, or settle for something else, safer, more familiar? It is painfully slow at times, loads of lingering photography and "Kuba" being pensive, which grate after a while. The ending is truly horrific - from just about every imaginable perspective and rendered, I felt, the preceding 90-odd minutes almost pointless. What we could have assumed we knew about the main character, and any sympathy we might have felt goes straight under the bus. A real shame, this could have delivered something more poignant and enduring - but it didn't!