“Dom dobry” Was a Box-Office Hit — Now It’s Coming to Streaming
Wojciech Smarzowski’s acclaimed film will be available on Prime Video from Friday. The Kujawsko-Pomorskie Regional Self-Government is a partner of the production.
“Dom dobry” was the most-watched Polish film in cinemas last year. Since its premiere on 7 November, it has attracted 2.4 million viewers on the big screen, becoming Smarzowski’s second most popular film. The number one spot still belongs to “Kler” (2018), which drew nearly 6 million cinema-goers.
Later this month, “Dom dobry” will also arrive on streaming. From Friday, 23 January, Smarzowski’s film will be available on Prime Video, the Amazon-owned platform. It can be watched at no extra cost as part of a Prime subscription.
The film’s partner is the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Regional Self-Government – “Dom dobry” received funding from the Kujawy Pomorze Film Fund. Entities and individuals from our region were involved in its production. The film was produced by the Bydgoszcz-based company Lucky Bob. Producers are Wojciech Gostomczyk and Janusz Hetman, executive producers and co-producers are Joanna Drzewiecka, Andrzej Drzewiecki and Adam Gudell, and the co-producer is Waldemar Kotecki.
“Dom dobry” had its preview premiere in September at the 50th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, where it competed in the main competition. Its title refers to Smarzowski’s well-known 2009 film “Dom zły” (“The Dark House”), and the story focuses on domestic violence.
The main character is Gośka (Agata Turkot), who meets Grzesiek (Tomasz Schuchardt) online and believes that “he is finally the one.” He showers her with flowers and eventually proposes to her in Venice. But cracks soon begin to appear in their relationship. Before long, Gośka discovers the abusive nature of the man she chose.
– Does “Dom dobry” break a taboo? After what I read in the media and hear during meetings with viewers, I have no doubt that it does. The film touches on violent issues that until now were spoken about only in whispers – or not at all, says Wojciech Gostomczyk, producer of “Dom dobry.” Our film entered a space filled with fear, shame and silence – and it shatters that silence with symbolic force. More than two months after the premiere, I dare to say that “Dom dobry” breaks the taboo of domestic violence like the Berlin Wall in 1989: decisively, boldly and in a way that cannot be undone.
It is worth recalling that in October last year, Wojciech Smarzowski received the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region Marshal’s Film Award named after Pola Negri.
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