Underplayed Gems

The Dress (2020)

The Dress poster
Original title
Sukienka
Directed by
Tadeusz Łysiak
Country
Poland
Runtime
30 min
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A disabled woman working in a small town hotel hopes for connection but faces rejection and a violation. The film follows her painful experience with intimacy and loneliness.

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What happens

The Dress (Polish: Sukienka) is a Polish graduation short drama film from the Warsaw Film School, written and directed by Tadeusz Łysiak. The film covers the topics of disability and intimacy, sexual assault and loneliness. It premiered at the Kraków Film Festival on June 2, 2020, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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