MEN’S CINEMA by GQ Poland

Men’s Cinema by GQ Poland is a signature summer film series presenting contemporary auteur cinema and filmmakers who tell stories about relationships, emotions, identity, ambitions, and the modern world in a uniquely compelling way.

“Men’s” as understood by GQ does not mean genre-based filmmaking or a stereotypical view of masculinity. This is cinema about people, choices, loneliness, intimacy, memory, and the tensions of contemporary life.

The program features films by directors with a distinctive visual language and an auteur perspective: Jim Jarmusch, Paolo Sorrentino, Mariusz Wilczyński, and Park Chan-wook.

LA GRAZIA
Age rating: 16+

“La Grazia” is a masterfully constructed and deeply moving story featuring the outstanding, Venice-award-winning performance of Toni Servillo. Oscar-winning Paolo Sorrentino, the director of “The Great Beauty” and “Youth”, returns with a subversive, subtly humorous story about dilemmas and feelings that give us no peace. About how to find lightness — and a path to inner harmony — under the weight of responsibility.

A man who, despite the passing years, still cannot forgive his late wife for her infidelity. A father who cannot find his way back to his daughter. A widely respected statesman whose shoulders carry not only the fate of an entire country, but also the lives of two people sentenced to life imprisonment. And finally, a man full of contradictions who cannot forgive himself or others, and who keeps asking the question: to whom do our days belong?

In “La Grazia”, Toni Servillo plays the multidimensional and fascinating character of a president adored by millions, in whose hands lies the power of clemency. At the end of his term, he faces a dilemma: which crime deserves forgiveness — a brutal act of mercy, or a murder committed out of love? In his inimitable style, Sorrentino proves that even when we know ourselves, we can at any moment make a decision that surprises us — and brings inner freedom.

Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Massimo Venturiello, Milvia Marigliano
Country of production: Italy
Year of production: 2025
Original language: Italian
Genre: drama
Running time: 133 min

Plac Konesera
3 July 2026
Free admission