Hater (The)
- Director: Jan Komasa
- Writer: Mateusz Pacewicz
- Producer: Malgorzata Jurczak; Jerzy Kapuscinski; Wojciech Kabarowski; Anna Wasniewska-Gill
CGiii Comment
In a society grappling with its communist past and European present, both the cultural elite and disenfranchised young men see forces of darkness descending over Europe. And then there are those who benefit from the inevitable clashes and ensuing chaos, like disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who’s desperately trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Alexander) and the respect of her progressive family. Taking a job at a high-profile but amoral PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek soon finds that he excels at the dirty political games that he is asked to orchestrate on social media. But there’s a human price to his meddling. As Tomek gets sucked in deeper, his humanity slowly drains away, and it becomes less clear what the end game is.
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Cast & Characters
Maciej Musialowski as Tomasz Giemza;
Vanessa Aleksander as Gabi Krasucka;
Danuta Stenka as Zofia Krasucka;
Jacek Koman as Robert Krasucki;
Agata Kulesza as Beata Santorska;
Maciej Stuhr as Pawel Rudnicki;
Adam Gradowski as Stefan Guzkowski 'Guzek';
Piotr Biedron as Kamil;
Jedrzej Wielecki as Staszek Rydel;
Jan Hrynkiewicz as Roommate Marcin Karpiuk;
Martynika Kosnica as Natalia Krasucka;
Wiktoria Filus as Volunteer;
Iga Krefft as Maria Andrzejewska / friend of Gabi;
Viet Anh Do as Friend of Gabi;
Sebastian Szalaj as Security Guard;
Kacper Dykban as Hipster;
Rafal Wasielkiewicz as Client's bodyguard;
Piotr Cyrwus as Maciej Szozda;
Krystian Redzeb as Hindu supplier;
Rozalia Mierzicka as Oksana