Fanfic (film)

Fanfic
Polish Netflix poster
Polish	Fanfik
Directed by	Marta Karwowska
Written by	Marta Karwowska Grzegorz Jaroszuk
Based on	Fanfik by Natalia Osińska
Produced by	Jerzy Dziegielewski Paweł Heba Maciej Sojka Roman Szczepanik
Starring	Alin Szewczyk Jan Cięciara Dobromir Dymecki
Production company	Orphan Studio
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Fanfic (Polish: Fanfik) is a 2023 Polish drama film directed by Marta Karwowska and written by Karwowska and Grzegorz Jaroszuk. Starring Alin Szewczyk, Jan Cięciara, and Dobromir Dymecki.[1] It is a coming-of-age LGBT-related film based on the novel of the same title [pl] by Natalia Osińska.[2] It is notable as the first Polish film with a transgender actor, Alin Szewczyk, in the role of a transgender character.[3] The film was released internationally on Netflix on 17 May 2023.[4]

Plot

The story is centered on the self-discovery of the protagonist, initially known as Tosia, as a 17-year-old transgender boy, assuming the name Tosiek, the love story between him and his new classmate Leon, as well as the relationship between Tosiek and his father, Marcin.

Cast

• Alin Szewczyk as Tosiek
• Jan Cięciara as Leon
• Dobromir Dymecki as Marcin
• Krzysztof Oleksyn as Konrad
• Ignacy Liss as Maks
• Maja Szopa as Emilia
• Agnieszka Rajda as Roksana
• Wiktoria Kruszczyńska as Matylda
• Oskar Rybaczek as Artur
• Anna Krotoska as Jastrzębska
• Sylwia Achu as Teacher
• Marcin Perchuć as the father of Konrad
• Adam Cywka as the father of Maks

References

1. "Fanfic Review: An Impressive Perspective of Self-Discovery". Leisure Byte. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
2. "Szukając własnego głosu. O "Fanfiku" Natalii Osińskiej [KL dzieciom]". Kultura Liberalna. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
3. "Netflix zrealizował pierwszy taki film w Polsce. Ludzie piszą: "Pozwoliło mi to bardziej się otworzyć"". Gazeta.pl. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
4. ""Fanfik" to film, jakiego u nas nie było. Pokazuje tranzycję tak, że czujemy pozytywne emocje". Natemat.pl. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

External links

• Fanfic at IMDb