Nicotine

On Christmas Eve 1981, the family of the 15-year-old Marta is cut off from electricity. They have to spend Christmas with candles lit on. In the gloom, family secrets and conflicts unveil. After a fight with her relatives, the girl leaves the “martial law” of her home and confronts martial law on the streets of Łódź.

written by Ewa Wikieł
director of photography Jesse Mazuch
music Jan Stark
production design Marcela Miś, Maksym Ostrowski
costume design Mateusz Bidziński, Alicja Chapko
make-up Eugenia Dolgova, Justyna Szymczyk
sound Michał Bialik
edited by Alan Zejer
casting by Adam Chyliński
cast Paulina Walendziak, Andrzej Mastalerz, Katarzyna Tarkowska-Żogała, Delfina Wilkońska, Dominik Wójcik, Jan Stark
production Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
producer Roxana Richters
executive producer Miriam Eichler
production manager Roxana Richters
distributed by Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin