Playing Hard

Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the problem secret and rescues her from many troubles but he slowly loses patience. A respected children surgeon Teresa has lost her family due to drinking problem, all she is left with is her job at the hospital where she is the main doctor. The situation goes out of control when the woman comes drunk to the hospital. A student, Magda, likes to party hard and because she is a good student and has a great job, no-one opposes that. At one moment, the girl loses control. A tragedy happens.

written by Kinga Dębska, Mika Dunin
director of photography Andrzej Wojciechowski
music Michal Novinski
production design Monika Sudół
costume design Dorota Roqueplo
make-up Ewa Kowalewska
sound Leszek Freund
edited by Bartosz Karczyński PSM
casting by Marek Palka
cast Agata Kulesza, Dorota Kolak, Maria Dębska, Marcin Dorociński, Mirosław Baka, Rafał Rutkowski, Sławomir Zapała, Barbara Kurzaj, Dorota Landowska, Jowita Budnik
production Studio Filmowe Kalejdoskop
producer Zbigniew Domagalski
co-produced by Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, EBH Polska, AXI IMMO, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy
executive producer Zbigniew Domagalski
production manager Leszek Pieszko
co-financed by Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
distributed by Kino Świat