POLISH PREMIERE. "A Real Pain" follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. The movie had its World Premiere on 20 January 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Waldo Salt Award for Best Screenplay in the US Dramatic Competition, and a standing ovation from the audience. In an interview with Vogue Poland, Eisenberg described his film as a 'love letter to Poland'. Both the director and his wife have Polish roots with Eisenberg recently applying for Polish citizenship. A REAL PAIN is a story of a search for one's own identity, and discovery of the land of one's ancestors. In this film, Poland is a fascinating backdrop and environment for the protagonists, and this is the kind of Poland the creator of A REAL PAIN wants to show in America.

Searchlight Pictures presents A REAL PAIN, directed and written by Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Zombieland). The film stars Eisenberg alongside Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Kieran Culkin ("Succession," Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), with a cast rounded out by BAFTA winner and Emmy® nominee Will Sharpe ("The White Lotus"), Golden Globe® nominee Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing), Kurt Egyiawan (Beasts of No Nation), Liza Sadovy ("A Small Light"), and Daniel Oreskes (The Thomas Crown Affair, "Only Murders in the Building"). Producers are Dave McCary ("Saturday Night Live," I Saw the TV Glow), Ali Herting, p.g.a., (Bodies Bodies Bodies, "The Curse"), Emma Stone (Poor Things, Cruella), Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler (Theater Camp), and Ewa Puszczyńska (The Zone of Interest, Cold War).

Behind the camera are the works of director of photography Michał Dymek (EO), production designer Mela Melak (Lipstick on the Glass), costume designer Małgorzata Fudala (The Girl with the Needle), makeup department head Olga Nejbauer (Miłość na pierwsza strone), editor Robert Nassau (The Big Sick), and casting by Jessica Kelly (X, Midsommar).

Q&A with the producer Ewa Puszczyńska (The Zone of Interest, Cold War) and the director of photography Michał Dymek (EO)!

Awards and Festivals: Sundance Film Festival 2024 - the Waldo Salt Award for Best Screenplay in the US Dramatic Competition

05-11-2024 20:00, Muzeum POLIN

Language: english   Subtitles: polish