Playing Hard (Polish: Zabawa, Zabawa, lit. 'fun, fun') is a 2018 Polish drama film directed and written by Kinga Dębska. The film stars Agata Kulesza, Dorota Kolak, Maria Debska, Marcin Dorocinski and Barbara Jonak. The film follows the lives of three different women: the middle-aged prosecutor Dorota, the young student Magda and a distinguished surgeon, Teresa, and their struggling with alcohol addiction.
The film premiered at the 2018 Gdynia Film Festival receiving Golden Lions nomination for Best Film. It was released in Poland on January 4, 2019. The film received International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Award for cast performance. At the 22nd Polish Film Awards, it received two nominations for Best Actress (Kulesza and Kolak).
Cast
Agata Kulesza as Dorota
Dorota Kolak as Teresa
Maria Debska as Magda
Marcin Dorocinski as Jerzy
Barbara Jonak as Beata
Mirosław Baka as Wiktor
Dorota Landowska as Barbara
Przemysław Bluszcz as Mieczysław
Jowita Budnik as Girl's mother
Tomasz Sapryk as Psychologist Wojtek