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Never Gonna Snow Again (Polish: Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie) is a 2020 Polish-German comedy-drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert.[5] It stars Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzyna Figura, Andrzej Chyra, Łukasz Simlat, and Krzysztof Czeczot.

Never Gonna Snow Again
Film poster
Polish	Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie
Directed by	Małgorzata Szumowska Michał Englert
Screenplay by	Michał Englert Małgorzata Szumowska
Produced by	Agnieszka Wasiak Mariusz Włodarski Viola Fügen Michael Weber Małgorzata Szumowska Michał Englert
Starring	Alec Utgoff Maja Ostaszewska Agata Kulesza Weronika Rosati Katarzyna Figura Łukasz Simlat Andrzej Chyra Krzysztof Czeczot
Cinematography	Michał Englert
Edited by	Jarosław Kamiński [pl]
Production companies	Lava Films Match Factory Productions Mazovia Film Fund Kino Świat DI-Factory Bayerischer Rundfunk
Distributed by	Kino Świat (Poland) Real Fiction (Germany)
Release dates	7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) (Venice)[1] 4 June 2021 (2021-06-04) (Poland)[2]
Running time	113 minutes[1]
Countries	Poland Germany
Languages	Polish Russian
Box office	$96,423[3][4]

The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed in the main competition.[6][7] It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but failed to receive a nomination.[8] It garnered seven Polish Film Award nominations, winning Best Cinematography.[9]

Plot

While working as a masseur in a gated community in Poland, Zhenia, a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East unexpectedly builds a cult following.[10][11]

Cast

• Alec Utgoff as Zhenia
• Maja Ostaszewska as Maria
• Agata Kulesza as Ewa
• Weronika Rosati as Wika / Zhenia's mother
• Katarzyna Figura as Gucci
• Andrzej Chyra as Captain
• Łukasz Simlat as Wika's husband
• Krzysztof Czeczot as Maria's husband

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Never Gonna Snow Again holds an approval rating of 94% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Led by Alec Utgoff's impressive starring performance, Never Gonna Snow Again blends elements of sci-fi, satire, and surreal drama with an assured hand."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[13]

The Guardian placed the film at number 35 on its list of the 50 best films of 2021 in the UK.[14]

Regarding the character of Zhenia, Giuseppe Sedia wrote on Kino Mania: "Ukrainians are the biggest foreign community in Poland and are looked at by many as a mere workforce. Zhenia instead is welcomed as a wonderful alien, almost a messiah figure capable of manipulating and healing the bodies and maybe unintentionally, the souls of his clients".[15]

See also

• List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

External links

• Never Gonna Snow Again at IMDb
• Never Gonna Snow Again at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] Never Gonna Snow Again

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[ru] Снега больше не будет

Снега больше не будет (польск. Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie) — польский фильм 2020 года режиссёров Малгожаты Шумовской и Михала Энглерта. Фильм вошел в основную программу 77-го Венецианского кинофестиваля.[3][4] Фильм также был выдвинут как кандидат от Польши на кинопремию «Оскар» за лучший фильм на иностранном языке на 93-й церемонии вручения наград.[5]

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