The Joy of Living

The Joy of Living

dir.

Szymon Waćkowski

 

2023, 0 h 29 min

A young married couple with two early-school children plans to spend the weekend in a colossal theme park, a perk that comes with a family package called “The Joy of Living”. On-site, the woman discovers her husband has attempted suicide in a hotel room. He convinces her not to change their plans and act like nothing happened in front of the children for the rest of the day. Though she agrees, she spends the day conducting a secret investigation to discover what pushed her husband to take such a drastic step.

The film is a directing debut.

written by: Szymon Waćkowski
director of photography: Filip Drożdż
music: Hubert Zemler, Barbara Waldowska
production design: Karolina Fandrejewska, Maja Wilchelm
costume design: Łukasz Siwiec
make up: Karolina Ryciak
sound: Kinga Zuchowicz-Pinilla
edited by: Mikołaj Tomaszewski
cast: Julia Wyszyńska, Dobromir Dymecki, Pola Waldowska, Vincent Przybylski
production: Studio Munka Stowarzyszenia Filmowców Polskich
producers: Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński
co-produced by: TVN Film
executive producer: Karolina Adamczyk
production manager: Bartosz Chojnacki
co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej