All the Faces of Men in the Comedy “8 Things”

“8 Things” has been playing in cinemas since Friday. How do men cope at antenatal classes? What do they ban in the car? How do they settle a dispute over a call with a football referee? How do they fight for love? Viewers of the comedy will find out. And a taste of it awaits in the spot.

– I would like us to treat this title as a kind of metaphor, because the film really tells us about guys, and about women, and about male–female relationships, and about that bottomless well of our male and female emotions, said Mikołaj Roznerski on Dzień Dobry TVN.

After the enormous success of the first film – “7 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o facetach” – Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Mikołaj Roznerski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maciej Zakościelny, Piotr Głowacki and Leszek Lichota reunited on set. They were joined by Karolina Bruchnicka, Katarzyna Skrzynecka and Joanna Jarmołowicz.

“8 Things” is the follow-up to the comedy hit that drew more than a million viewers to cinemas in 2016. Alongside the guys audiences know so well, some entirely new faces appear on screen, among them characters played by Popek, Sobota, Michał Karmowski and Marek Dyjak. The first three play shady characters whom the comedy’s main heroes encounter on their way. Marek Dyjak took on the role of a children’s football team coach.

– Having Paweł Popek, Sobota and Michał Karmowski in the film brought a great deal of authenticity and genuine emotion. They gave the scenes they appeared in a character all of their own. Impossible to fake. They were masters at defusing tension between takes and created a brilliant atmosphere on set. I am glad that I met the characters they created on my film journey, and not in a dark city alley, says the film’s director, Sylwester Jakimow.

WHAT IS THE FILM ABOUT?

Five years older, but not necessarily more mature, the guys swing back into action! The power of friendship, moments of emotion and the wild adventures of characters audiences adore. How have their lives turned out? What came after the proverbial “happily ever after”? In the new instalment of the comedy about male “weaknesses”, Ricky battles a creative crisis, Jarosław struggles with panic attacks, Filip goes wild on the stock market, Stefan tries to keep his anger in check, and Kordian tries to mend a broken heart. Only Tomek, the last of the friends, still boldly pursues his dreams. And it finally lands him in trouble. Alongside Basia and Zosia, familiar from the previous film, a brand-new heroine – the mysterious Pestka – gets swept into the whirlwind of the guys’ escapades.

THE FILMMAKERS

The first film in the series, “7 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o facetach”, was seen by 1.1 million cinemagoers, and by 3.2 million viewers during its first television broadcast. The production also reigned on VOD services and streaming platforms in Poland.

“8 Things” was directed by Sylwester Jakimow. The screenplay was written by Alina Puchała, Adam Musielski and others. The comedy is an MTL Maxfilm production. The film was co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.

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Cast: Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Mikołaj Roznerski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maciej Zakościelny, Piotr Głowacki, Karolina Bruchnicka, Katarzyna Skrzynecka, Joanna Jarmołowicz, Piotr Polk, Michał Piela, Hanna Nowosielska, Feliks Matecki, Bartłomiej Nowosielski, Krzysztof Szczepaniak, Michalina Sosna, Dariusz Toczek, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Marek Dyjak, Popek, Michał Sobolewski, Henryk Gołębiewski, Monika Krzywkowska, Ewa Złotowska, Michał Karmowski

Director: Sylwester Jakimow

Screenplay: Alina Puchała, Adam Musielski and others

Cinematography: Tomasz Dobrowolski PSC

Production design: Monika Jagodzińska

Editing: Marceli Majer GMP , Marcin Kot Bastkowski PSM

Costumes: Anna Męczyńska

Make-up: Sylwia Dynerowicz

Music: Atanas Valkov

Sound: Tomasz Wieczorek, Kacper Habisiak MPSE, Marcin Kasiński MPSE,

Production manager: Joanna Mokosa-Rykalska

Producer: Tadeusz Lampka

Production: MTL Maxfilm