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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Lure
2015 1h 33m PL
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6.1
MID
★6.1TMDB · 308
HorrorMusicFantasy
Synopsis
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Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Michalina Olszańska
Mermaid Złota
Marta Mazurek
Mermaid Srebrna
Kinga Preis
Krysia
Jakub Gierszał
Mietek
Andrzej Konopka
Drummer
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Kierownik sali
Marcin Kowalczyk
Tryton / Dedal
Magdalena Cielecka
Boskie Futro
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- Writers
- Robert Bolesto
- Languages
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, shot by Jakub Kijowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Barbara Wrońska. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jarosław Kamiński shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Michalina Olszańska and Marta Mazurek and Kinga Preis carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5278832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Agnieszka Smoczyńska directs. Jakub Kijowski behind the camera. Barbara Wrońska scores. Jarosław Kamiński cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 11 years ago.
- 4Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, shot by Jakub Kijowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Barbara Wrońska. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jarosław Kamiński shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Michalina Olszańska and Marta Mazurek and Kinga Preis carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt5278832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jakub Kijowski
- Original score
- Barbara Wrońska
- Editing
- Jarosław Kamiński
- Production design
- Joanna Macha
- Costume design
- Katarzyna Lewińska
- Makeup / hair
- Janusz Kaleja
- Sound
- Marcin Lenarczyk
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,300,000
- Box office
- $102,986
- Return
- 8% of budget
- Original language
- PL
- IMDB
- The Lure (2015)
Also by
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
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Trailers & featurettes
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What people are saying
- Dr Nostromo★ 1/10
8/100 An incredibly bad, Polish horror?, comedy??, musical, about 2 mermaids who sing and dance at a nightclub. We have naked girls with no genitals. We have mermaids eating people. Tail amputation? Mermaid vaginas? Sea foam, what? Sea foam!! ...all done to some absolutely terrible music and dance. Since it got good ratings, I'm assuming this is a cultural thing but as for me?.. I would rather slit my wrists before sitting through this again. Geez, this was awful! -- DrNostromo.com
Production companies
Who made it
Telewizja Polska
PL
- PL
Platige Image
PL
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
PL
Key crew
- Sound DesignerMarcin Lenarczyk
- Production DesignJoanna Macha
- Makeup ArtistJanusz Kaleja
- Sound EditorPawel Luczak
- Set DecorationJoanna Macha
- EditorJarosław Kamiński
- Sound EditorMaria Chilarecka
- Set DecorationAnna Pabisiak
- Still PhotographerRobert Pałka
- ProducerWłodzimierz Niderhaus
- Costume DesignKatarzyna Lewińska
- Music ArrangerBarbara Wrońska
- LyricistBarbara Wrońska
- SongsBarbara Wrońska
- VocalsBarbara Wrońska
- CastingŻywia Kosińska
- ShadingTomasz Przydatek
- Lighting ArtistTomasz Przydatek
- VFX ArtistTomasz Przydatek
- Compositing ArtistTomasz Przydatek
- 3D ArtistTomasz Przydatek
- Creative ConsultantAgnieszka Holland
- ChoreographerKaya Kołodziejczyk
- SoundMaria Chilarecka
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mermaid
- musical
- woman director
- 1980s
- warsaw, poland
- sister sister relationship
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-01-22· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2017-02-01
Also known as
International titles
- SirenengesangDE
- ZavođenjeRS
- The Lure - Córki dancinguUS
- 魅惑CN
