Cold War (2018 film)

Cold War
Film poster
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Written by Paweł Pawlikowski
Janusz Głowacki
Starring Joanna Kulig
Tomasz Kot
Agata Kulesza
Cinematography Łukasz Żal
Production
company
Apocalypso Pictures
BFI Film Fund
Film4
MK2 Productions
Opus Film
Protagonist Pictures
Release date
  • 10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) (Cannes)
  • 8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) (Poland)
Running time
 85 minutes
Country
  • Poland
  • France
  • United Kingdom
Language Polish

Cold War (Polish: Zimna wojna) is a 2018 Polish drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski that competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] At Cannes, Pawlikowski won the award for Best Director.[3] It also received the Golden Lions Award at the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival.[4] The film is loosely inspired by Pawlikowski's parents' lives. It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[5]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93%, based on 59 reviews, and an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With a brilliantly stark visual aesthetic to match its lean narrative, Cold War doesn't waste a moment of its brief running time — and doesn't skimp on its bittersweet emotional impact."[6] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 90 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Złote Lwy dla Zimnej Wojny to słuszny choć bezpieczny werdykt". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (24 September 2018). "Oscars: Poland Selects 'Cold War' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cold War (Zimna wojna) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cold War Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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