After all, a backside appears in this film—and not just anyone’s backside, but Daniel Olbrychski’s. I do not want to spoil it for you, but in Vega’s film you will see the same old, familiar political antics. You have already seen it all in the actions of politicians from every party: lies, hypocrisy, theft, falsehood, deceit. Vega merely highlighted it, garnished it with jokes, cast outstanding actors as politicians, and served this indigestible hodgepodge in a two-hour satirical pastiche.
You will of course laugh, so do not worry about that. As I wrote, the actors are excellent and the dialogue is funny; the only problem is that the film is too real. Perhaps the most painful moment is when we realize that this is not Poland’s political reality shown in a distorting mirror—it is simply a dramatized documentary. At that point, laughter comes less easily.
It is worth going to see “Politics” and experiencing the film for yourself. It is not a Polish comedy with funny gags, but more like a Polish House of Cards. Rustic, crude, drenched in vodka and seasoned with disco polo. With the painful thought at the back of your mind that our Poland is ruled by greedy fools and lunatics detached from reality.
For the first time in my life, I thought that I would not go to the polls and would let whatever happens happen; that there was no hope and that it did not matter at all who won the election. They are all the same, while Rydzyk counts the money. Perhaps your reflections will be different. I will gladly read them. And I wish you an enjoyable viewing.