Close-Ups

Close-Ups

6.3IMDb Score
Released:2014-10-24
Duration:76 min
Country:Poland
Director:Magdalena Piekorz
Actors:Joanna Orleańska, Łukasz Simlat, Ewa Wiśniewska, Andrzej Seweryn, Henryk Talar
Production:Silesia Film, Studio Filmowe Tor, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium

Overview:

37-year-old Marta gets married and wants to have a baby. But her toxic relationship with overbearing mother complicates her life in many ways.

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