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Director: Pete Ohs, 2025, Poland / USA, 71 minutes, Polish and English with English subtitles, Cert: 12AWed 1 July // 20:00
Tickets: £5
An intimate and frantic story about an encounter that changes everything, and at the same time a cinematic love letter to Warsaw.
Charli XCX stars as party girl Bethany, who touches down in Warsaw with her slightly soppy (and oh so boring) boyfriend Rob (Will Madden), declaring that the Polish capital is more romantic than Paris. But what she really means is that she’s hoping her return will occasion a reunion with her friend Nel (Lena Góra), with whom every meeting going back to Bethany’s teen years has been charged with ambiguous intimacy and chaotic energy.
Reminiscent of Rossellini’s Voyage to Italy with shades of Jules et Jim, Erupcja updates the couples-in-trouble vacation movie for an era of budget airlines and Airbnb city breaks, as millennial characters aging out of their carefree study-abroad years face up to the impending commitments of their thirties.
Director Pete Ohs also worked as his own DP and sound recordist, shooting chronologically from scenarios developed in real time collaboratively with his cast. In a film shot just before Brat Summer, Charli XCX announces herself as a resourceful and substantive actor, translating the ambivalent hedonism of her lyrics into an everyday register with real-life stakes.
"A witty and tender adventure in love and heartbreak." **** Katherine McLaughlin - Little White Lies
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Dove Street South, BS2 8JD Bristol, United Kingdom, Bristol, United Kingdom
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