Never Gonna Snow Again

Never Gonna Snow Again (Polish: Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie) is a 2020 Polish-German comedy-drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert.[5] It stars Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzyna Figura, Andrzej Chyra, Łukasz Simlat, and Krzysztof Czeczot.

Never Gonna Snow Again
Film poster
PolishŚniegu już nigdy nie będzie
Directed byMałgorzata Szumowska
Michał Englert
Screenplay byMichał Englert
Małgorzata Szumowska
Produced byAgnieszka Wasiak
Mariusz Włodarski
Viola Fügen
Michael Weber
Małgorzata Szumowska
Michał Englert
Starring
CinematographyMichał Englert
Edited byJarosław Kamiński
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Kino Świat (Poland)
  • Real Fiction (Germany)
Release dates
  • 7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) (Venice)[1]
  • 4 June 2021 (2021-06-04) (Poland)[2]
Running time
113 minutes[1]
CountriesPoland
Germany
LanguagesPolish
Russian
Box office$96,423[3][4]

The film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed in the main competition.[6][7] It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but failed to receive a nomination.[8] It garnered seven Polish Film Award nominations, winning Best Cinematography.[9]

Plot

While working as a masseur in a gated community in Poland, Zhenia, a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East unexpectedly builds a cult following.[10][11]

Cast

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Never Gonna Snow Again holds an approval rating of 94% based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Led by Alec Utgoff's impressive starring performance, Never Gonna Snow Again blends elements of sci-fi, satire, and surreal drama with an assured hand."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[13]

The Guardian placed the film at number 35 on its list of the 50 best films of 2021 in the UK.[14]

Regarding the character of Zhenia, Giuseppe Sedia wrote on Kino Mania: "Ukrainians are the biggest foreign community in Poland and are looked at by many as a mere workforce. Zhenia instead is welcomed as a wonderful alien, almost a messiah figure capable of manipulating and healing the bodies and maybe unintentionally, the souls of his clients".[15]

See also

References
  1. "Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie (Never Gonna Snow Again)". Venice Film Festival. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. Kino Świat | Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie |
  3. "Never Gonna Snow Again". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. "Never Gonna Snow Again". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. "Never Gonna Snow Again". Cineuropa. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. Roxborough, Scott. "Oscars: Poland Selects 'Never Gonna Snow Again' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. "Orły 2021: "Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta" najlepszym filmem" (in Polish). filmpolski.pl. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. "Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie". Lava films (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. "Never Gonna Snow Again". Lava films. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. "Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. "Never Gonna Snow Again Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. Pulver, Andrew (3 December 2021). "The 50 best films of 2021 in the UK: 50-11". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  15. Sedia, Giuseppe (26 November 2021). "Never Gonna Snow Again (2021)". Kino Mania. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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