Woman Of... (Polish: Kobieta z...) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert. A coproduction between Poland and Sweden, it stars Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Mateusz Więcławek and Bogumiła Bajor.
The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 8 September 2023, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It was theatrically released in Poland on 5 April 2024, and in Sweden on 4 October 2024.
Premise
Spanning 45 years, the film focuses on Aniela, a husband and father in a small town in Poland, who starts to experience gender dysphoria.[2][3][4]
The film was produced by No-Mad Films—a collaboration between Madants and Nowhere—and Plio Ltd., in co-production with Sweden's Film i Väst and Common Ground Pictures.[6]
Speaking of the film, Szumowska and Englert said: "Kobieta z... is a really important film for us, the result of many years of work, countless meetings with transgender people – people of all ages who have lived in Poland for decades." They added: "We hope that our film will help others understand what it means to be transgender, while giving courage to hundreds of young people who identify as trans but are afraid to share it with others. Above all, we hope that it will increase support for changes in the law that will guarantee life without danger."[2]
World sales are handled by Memento International.[6] The film was theatrically released in Poland by Next Film on 5 April 2024.[5] Lucky Dogs distributed the film in Sweden on 4 October 2024, under the title Jag är kvinna.[9]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[10]
