EXCLUSIVE: Polish drama directed by Floating Skyscapers filmmaker Tomasz Wasilewski.
United States of Love, a Polish drama that has been selected to play in Competition at the Berlinale (Feb 11-21), has been acquired by Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales
Set in Poland in 1990 – the country’s first year of freedom following the fall of communism - the film tells a story of four women of different ages, who decide it is time to change their lives.
It marks the third feature of director Tomasz Wasilewski after In The Bedroom (2012) and Floating Skyscrapers (2013). The latter received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and won the East of the West debut competition at Karlovy Vary.
The director of photography is is Oleg Mutu, known for his work on In the Fog, In Bloom and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days.
United States of Love is a Polish-Swedish co-production of Manana, Commonground Pictures, Film i Väst and TVP S.A.
It is an EAVE-developed project, which was presented at Cinemart and Berlinale Co-Production Market.
New Europe is the sales agent behind the Icelandic Cannes Un Certain Regard winner Rams.
United States of Love will spearhead the company’s Berlinale and EFM slate this year.
New Europe CEO Jan Naszewski said: “Tomasz is the most exciting young Polish director at the moment. We are proud to work with him and with the film, which we feel is a very mature step for him as an auteur.”
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