In a Polish seaside town, Miecia, known as the local “Queen,” rules over her smokehouse - a beloved community fixture. For forty years, her dedication has sustained both the business and its employees. But when health issues force her to step back, its survival is at stake.
Set in Łeba, a bustling tourist hub shaped by its post-communist legacy, the film explores the intersection of womanhood, ambition, and identity, asking: What do we lose - and what might we gain when we let go of the roles that define us?
PRODUCED BY Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association
CO-PRODUCED BY Silver Frame, Canal +, MX35
CO-FINANCED BY Polish Film Institute
| WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Iga Lis |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kacper Gawron |
| EDITED BY Kosma Kowalczyk & Jakub Darewski |
PRODUCERS Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska, Magdalena Tomanek EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Stanisław Zaborowski, Daria Maślona, Justyna Gawełko CO-PRODUCERS Mateusz Wajda, Paweł Ziemilski PRODUCTION MANAGERS Justyna Gawełko, Patrycja Przygoda |
| COMPOSER Bartosz Kruczyński SOUND Paweł Uszyński SOUND ON SET Tadeusz Chłoń |
| II UNIT |
| CAMERA OPERATOR Stefan Żółtowski PRODUCTION MANAGER Aleksandra Bujak SOUND ON SET Piotr Golberg PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Pola Janiec ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY Nikodem Marek, Łukasz Łatanik, Lena Jabłońska |
PROJECT COORDINATORS Dima Paczkowski, Olga Pawlak
TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS Michał Chrząstek, Jakub Turek
SOUND EQUIPMENT Tadeusz Chłoń
POSTPRODUCTION Smakjam
COLOR CORRECTION Piotr Sasim
POSTPRODUCTION COORDINATOR Patrycja Czarnocka-Dzun
POSTPRODUCTION ASSISTANT Piotr Sermak
POSTPRODUCER AND CONFORMING Piotr Sermak
ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS Filip Szcześniak
TITLE CARD Ola Niepsuj
EDITOR’S ASSISTANT Oskar Szymański
SOUND POSTPRODUCTION Foliasound Studio
SOUND DIRECTION Paweł Uszyński
DIALOGUE EDIT Tadeusz Chłoń & Paweł Uszyński
ATMOSPHERE Grzegorz Owczarek
MIXDOWN Paweł Uszyński
MUSIC CONSULTATION Bartosz Kruczyński
POSTER Aleksandra Korbańska
DEVELOPMENT TRAILER Jerzy Zawadzki
INSURANCE Compensa TU S.A.
LEGAL SERVICES Oliwia Buchali Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich, Lassota Krawiec
ACCOUNTING Elżbieta Wojciechowska
PROMOTION Anna Kardaszewska
PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN Sylwia Rząca
GRAPHIC HELP Maciej Żądło
Munk Studio Team - Polish Filmmakers Association
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jerzy Kapuściński
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Ewa Jastrzębska, Magdalena Tomanek
YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Katarzyna Malinowska
PRODUCTION COORDINATATOR Katarzyna Tymusz
PROMOTION AND DISTRIBUTION Bartosz Friese
PUBLIC RELATIONS Aleksandra Różdżyńska, Rafał Pawłowski
ADMINISTRATION Dominika Sowa-Hagstrom, Robert Strojek, Agnieszka Surma-Bednarek
OFFICE MANAGER Agnieszka Mik
ARTISTIC MENTOR Maciej Cuske <3
SPECIAL THANKS Katarzyna Kostecka, Filip Szcześniak, Hanna Cendrowska-Grządziel, Krzysztof Grządziel, Uzdrowisko Wieniec w Wieńcu Zdrój, Marta Frankowska, Noam Amit, Eric Bednarski, Jarosław Kamiński, Leszek Kaiser, Anna Knybba, Łukasz Konopa, Łukasz Kowalski, Liliana Głąbczyńska-Komorowska, Mateusz Renca, Alex Shiriaieff, Tomer Slutzky, Marzena Storcz, Kornelia Stępień, Anna Wojda-Kuśmierczyk, Sara Wróblewska, Abraham Troen, Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, Klaudia Żurawska, Katarzyna Borkowska, Jan Kępiński - Jake Vision, Maria Majchrzak, Katarzyna Sczerba, Anna Szczepańska
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Polish Filmmakers Association
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