365 Days (2020 film)

After a meeting between the Torricelli Sicilian Mafia crime family and black market dealers, Massimo Torricelli watches a beautiful woman on a beach. His father, leader of the Sicilian Mafia family, is shot dead, injuring Massimo as well.

Five years later, Massimo is now a ruthless and violent leader having taken over the Torricelli crime family. In Warsaw, Laura Biel, a fiery executive, is unhappy in her relationship with her boyfriend Martin, who rebuffs her when she tries to initiate sex. Laura celebrates her 29th birthday in Italy with friends but after Martin embarrasses her, she goes for a walk and runs into Massimo, who kidnaps her.

At his villa, Massimo reveals to Biel that she was the woman at the beach five years ago and that when he was injured, all he could think about was her. After searching for years and finally spotting her at the airport, he had to have her and intends to keep her as a prisoner for 365 days until she falls in love with him, promising a life of endless luxury. When she tries to escape, he threatens her family, shows her photographs of Martin's infidelity, and tells her a breakup letter was delivered to Martin on her behalf. He reassures her that he will not touch her without her consent, even as he touches her. With no means of escaping, Laura gives in.

As they spend time together, a vengeful and angry Laura provokes him by wearing erotic lingerie and promiscuous dresses. However, she slowly starts to get him to open up about his personal life. At a hotel in Rome, she teases him again and he cuffs her to the bed. She is forced to watch Massimo receive oral sex from another woman. Afterward, he caresses Laura's body and she appears to be giving in. However, he stops, releases her, and orders her to get dressed for a club.

At the club, Laura flaunts herself for Massimo and his friends, earning his ire. When she begins to flirt with a man from the rival mafia family, the man gropes her against her will. Massimo and the others draw their weapons while Laura is taken out of the club. The following morning, she wakes on a yacht to Massimo and his fellow mafioso, Mario, arguing. During the night, Massimo had shot the man who had groped Laura, inciting a mafia war between the two families. Mario insists that Massimo has to get rid of Laura, but he refuses. Laura attempts to apologize, but Massimo blames her for the incident. As they argue, Laura falls into the water and Massimo jumps in to save her. When she wakes up, he admits he was scared she might not make it and doesn't want to lose her. They then spend hours having sex.

Massimo allows Laura to go to Warsaw to visit her family. He tells her he loves her and will join her after finishing up business. In Warsaw, Laura waits for Massimo for days with no contact. She reconnects with Olga and they go clubbing. She runs into Martin, who says he has been looking for her to apologize and explain the photographs. He attempts to convince her to return to him and follows her back to her apartment, where Massimo is unexpectedly waiting. He tells Martin to go. Angry at being abandoned, Laura slaps Massimo. While having sex, she opens his shirt to see wounds from the mafia war. She confesses to him that she loves him. The following morning, Massimo proposes and she accepts. However, she asks him to keep his "occupation" a secret from her parents.

Back in Italy, Mario informs Massimo of rising tensions. Laura mentions feeling unwell but brushes off seeing a doctor. They discuss their upcoming wedding that her family is not allowed to attend, as she does not want them to find out what Massimo does. However, Massimo allows Olga to come as Laura's bridesmaid. When Olga visits, Laura reveals she is pregnant. Olga urges her to tell Massimo about the pregnancy. Meanwhile, Mario receives a phone call from a Torricelli informant that the rival mafia family is about to kill Laura. Laura's car enters a tunnel but does not come out the other side. Mario rushes to find Massimo just as Laura's call drops. Realizing the implications, Massimo breaks down, as a police car blares at the entrance of the tunnel.

Anna-Maria Sieklucka in 2020

Michele Morrone in 2019

• Anna-Maria Sieklucka as Laura Biel
• Michele Morrone as Don Massimo Torricelli
• Bronisław Wrocławski as Mario
• Otar Saralidze as Domenico
• Magdalena Lamparska as Olga
• Natasza Urbańska as Anna
• Grażyna Szapołowska as Klara Biel, Laura's mother
• Tomasz Stockinger as Tomasz Biel, Laura's father
• Gianni Parisi as Massimo's father
• Mateusz Łasowski as Martin
• Blanka Lipińska as a bride[5]

The film scenes were primarily shot in Poland (Warsaw, Krakow and Niepolomice) and in Italy (Sanremo).[6]

The film's theme song "Feel It", along with the songs "Watch me burn", "Dark Room", and "Hard for me" are sung by Morrone.[7]

365 Days was released in Poland on 7 February 2020, grossing $9 million.[1] In the United Kingdom, the film received a limited theatrical release on 14 February 2020, and grossed $494,181,[1] before premiering on Netflix in June 2020.[8]

The film made the top three most viewed items on Netflix in numerous territories, including Germany, Saudi Arabia, Lithuania, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, South Africa, Portugal, Pakistan, India, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Malaysia, and the United States.[9][10]

365 Days drew parallels with the 2015 erotic drama Fifty Shades of Grey, but was praised for its more daring sex scenes.[11][8][12][13] It was, however, criticised for romanticising kidnapping.[14][15][16][17] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 1.5/10.[18]

Jessica Kiang of Variety described the film as "a thoroughly terrible, politically objectionable, occasionally hilarious Polish humpathon".[19] The Guardian, after citing other media – "Variety called it 'dumber-than-hair'. Cosmopolitan labelled it 'the worst thing I’ve ever seen'" – highlights the film's "dismal dialogue", poor character development and unsexy sex scenes.[20]

Work on a sequel film is planned, but has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]

• 365 Days on IMDb