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Mug (Twarz) [Sub: Eng]
Things seem to be going wrong when the man finds himself at an unwanted turn in his life. This story begins where a man undergoes a face transplant unexpectedly, which may change the course of his life. Shortly after that process, the man finds himself facing identity problems. The man is struggling because of the operation he was doing with other things that were not expected.
July 9, 1951 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
2 July 1956, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
7 September 1952, Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
August 20, 1982
June 1, 1986 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland
June 17, 1973 in Swidnica, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
13 July 1951, Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland
1981 in Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland
1968 in Poland
3 October 1985, Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
December 09, 2018
The message - that people judge by appearances - is a little too obvious and on the nose to be satisfying. And Szumowska overuses a filter that blurs all but the very centre of the frame...December 05, 2018
Mug juggles with high concepts of spirituality, religion and commerce to create an absurdist fable about the power of the human spirit and the modern bane of materialismFebruary 23, 2018
This study in weathering adversity and adjusting to what life hands you makes some worthy points about human and institutional callousness.August 27, 2018
A potent slice of sacrilegious daring, which allows a true sense of humanity to bleed into focus.February 01, 2019
Using a lot of black humor, Szumowska makes the pill more digestible because, although localism is very marked at times, the message and spirit of the film are easily extrapolated to any country in Europe. [Full Review in Spanish]February 23, 2018
Mug is a strange, engaging film - well and potently acted and directed, a drama that puts you inside its extended community with a mix of robust realism and a streak of fantasy comedy.February 01, 2019
Mug throws his darts in quite linear and obvious directions, but Szumowska continues to refine his incisive gaze with effective styling solutions. [Full Review in Spanish]February 20, 2019
Mug is uninspired and forgettable.December 06, 2018
National disdain has clouded judgement, and so both director and community have let their constructions get out of hand.August 14, 2018
Following in a fine tradition of 'the grotesque' stretching back into fairy tale, Jacek may face physical deformity ... but he remains a warm and upbeat character, while the moral ugliness of those around him ... is accentuated in relief.February 24, 2018
"Mug" works hard to be a fable about inner strength and beauty. But did everyone else have to come off as quite so foolish and ugly?December 03, 2018
Mug treads a fine balance between freewheeling comic exuberance and the urge to comment on the state of Poland.