Two mermaid sisters swim from the sea into a Warsaw nightclub in what could be the 80s. They are wild, beautiful and sexy, and hungry for life. While becoming stars practically overnight, one of them falls in love with a handsome young bass player. This will question their sisterly bonds to the limit and will have them make often cruel and bloody choices.

Direction: Agnieszka Smoczyńska

Script: Robert Bolesto

Production: Włodzimierz Niderhaus

Cinematography: Kuba Kijowski PSC

Editing: Jarosław Kamiński PSM

Production Design: Joanna Macha

Animation: Julia Mirny, Michał Borowski

Costume Design: Katarzyna Lewińska

Make-Up: Janusz Kaleja

Sound: Maria Chilarecka, Marcin Lenarczyk

Original Score: Barbara Wrońska, Zuzanna Wrońska

Cast: Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszańska, Jakub Gierszał, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka, Zygmunt Malanowicz

Original Title: CÓRKI DANCINGU

Original Language: Polish

Film Production Country: Poland

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Statement of the Director/s
THE LURE is a genre hybrid. It’s a love story, a musical but also a reverie fantasy horror. And an adult fairy tale. I was mostly inspired by the kitschy world of big dance hall parties from the Communist era which ended when I was about 12. The weird, lost characters, the warm vodka, the glamour amidst poverty – that is what my imagination was soaked with. Especially that my Mom ran two restaurants during that not-so-belle époque. THE LURE is also a coming-of-age story about discovering your feminine side, your sexuality and using it for a sometimes controversial purpose. I was much more inspired by Homer than Disney in terms of a mermaid tale. Also a little bit by Hans Christian Andersen, however, my mermaids do not wear bras. They do chew on human hearts though.

Biography of the Director/s
Agnieszka Smoczyńska - graduate of Culture Studies and Film Directing at the Radio & TV Department of the University of Silesia in Katowice, also took part in Agnieszka Holland’s, Andrzej Wajda’s, and Wojciech Marczewski’s master classes at the Andrzej Wajda Film School. Author of TV theatre shows, award-winning short documentaries and live action films, THE LURE is her feature debut.
The Sydney FF, Variety, and European Film Promotion (EFP) invited Agnieszka Smoczyńska to take part in the 2016 edition of their joint project “European Cinema: 10 Women Filmmakers to Watch”.

Filmography of the Director/s
2010 - VIVA MARIA, short
2007 - ARIA DIVA, short

Awards Won
Sundance: Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design
Gdynia: Best Directing Debut & Make-up
Sofia IFF: Young Jury Award
Vilnius IFF: Best Director
Fantasporto IFF: Brst Film, Director & Special Effects

World Sales:
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Press:
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Warszawa, 00-724, Poland
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