Playing Hard (2018) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2018 · 88 mins · Polish

Directed by

Kinga Dębska

Starring

Agata Kulesza, Dorota Landowska, Tomasz Sapryk, Dorota Kolak, Marcin Czarnik, Joanna Gonschorek

This film follows the interwoven stories of three women battling alcoholism. Dorota, a successful prosecutor, uses her legal immunity to evade consequences for offenses committed while intoxicated, aided by her politician husband who grows weary of covering for her. Teresa, a respected surgeon, lost her family due to her drinking and clings to her job at the hospital, where her condition spirals out of control. Finally, Magda, a student with a promising future, hides her hard-partying lifestyle until a tragic event forces her to confront the repercussions of her actions.