Dimensions of the Wilson Square Cinema: Welcome to Hope - preview + meeting

Dimensions of Cinema on Wilson Square is a new monthly series dedicated to ambitious genre cinema. At the Wisła Cinema, we create a space for viewers looking for artistic depth and sensations in the cinema that they will not find in the traditional repertoire. After each screening, we invite you to participate in a discussion in which the film critic meets with an invited cinema expert. As part of the second screening of the series, we will preview the film “Welcome to Hope” (directed by Na Hong-jin) — the most expensive superproduction in the history of South Korea, presented in the Main Competition of this year's IFF in Cannes.

About the film:

Residents of the quiet coastal town of Hope are cut off from the world by deadly wildfires burning through the surrounding forests. Local police are receiving further disturbing reports of unusual, aggressive predator activity. Unfortunately, this is only the beginning. As people begin to die under increasingly drastic circumstances, it becomes clear that Hope has become the target of an attack by mysterious beings that resemble nothing previously known. Two local police officers try to find answers to the question about the origin and purpose of the newcomers. In order to discover the truth, however, they must first survive. The most expensive superproduction in the history of South Korean cinema and one of the most anticipated titles presented in the Main Competition of the IFF in Cannes. Asian thriller master Na Hong-jin combines the momentum of science fiction cinema with dense, uncompromising horror. Starring Hollywood stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, as well as leading Korean actors, this visually dazzling, brutal and masterfully suspenseful spectacle is created about the struggle for survival on the brink of the apocalypse.

The guests of the meeting will be film expert, programmer of the Five Flavors Asian Film Festival Marcin Krasnowolski and film critic Błażej Hrapkowicz.

About guests:

Marcin Krasnowolski - film expert, programmer of the Five Flavors Asian Film Festival, producer working within international media. The author of many publications devoted to Asian cinema, especially Hong Kong and South Korean cinema, he is particularly interested in popular cinema and the flow of inspiration between filmmakers and cinematographers. Błażej Hrapkowicz — Film critic, TV presenter, conference speaker. Host of the program “Kino Speaks” on Ale kino+ and “Premiere Ride” on Canal+. Artistic director of the CINEMAFORUM festival in Warsaw, where since 2019 he has been responsible for the competition selection and programming of side sections. World short film cinema regularly observes at the Venice Festival and other significant events. Co-author of books on the works of Terry Gilliam, David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Kazimierz Kutz, as well as the English-language publication on Central and Eastern European cinema (“Eastern Promises”). Member of the European Film Academy. Winner of the Grand Prix of the Krzysztof Mętrak Competition and the Prize of the Polish Film Institute.

The media patron of the series is the Filmweb portal. The series is co-financed by the Studio Cinemas Association.