Girls to Buy

"What's your price?"

2021 2h 16m PL

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 147

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Synopsis

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Based on a true story, Emi — a young, ambitious girl, dreams about life outside her small town. When an opportunity arises to become an exclusive escort, she jumps in without hesitation. Soon she climbs the ranks and starts her own VIP escort service; recruiting Polish celebrities, actors, singers, and models. However, the luxurious and enticing world eventually shows its dark side.

“What's your price?”

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Cast

Paulina Gałązka
Emi
Giulio Berruti
Sam
Katarzyna Figura
Dorota / Lady D
Katarzyna Sawczuk
Marianna Kinia
Józef Pawłowski
Bartek
Iacopo Ricciotti
Carlito
Andrea Preti
Bahir
Jan Englert
Father of Bartek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maria Sadowska
Writers: Peter Pasyk, Mitja Okorn, Max Turell
Languages: Arabic, Czech, English, Polish
Countries: Poland

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, Czech, English, Polish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Maria Sadowska, shot by Artur Reinhart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paweł Witecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Paulina Gałązka and Giulio Berruti and Katarzyna Figura carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What's your price?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11871074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maria Sadowska directs. Artur Reinhart behind the camera. Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek scores. Paweł Witecki cuts. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Arabic, Czech, English, Polish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, Czech, English, Polish.
3Directed by Maria Sadowska, shot by Artur Reinhart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Paweł Witecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paulina Gałązka and Giulio Berruti and Katarzyna Figura carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "What's your price?".
8IMDB entry: tt11871074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Artur Reinhart
Original score: Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek
Editing: Paweł Witecki
Production design: Wojciech Żogała
Costume design: Katarzyna Lewińska
Sound: Filip Krzemień
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: PL
IMDB: Girls to Buy (2021)

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CinemaSerf2022-03-27
★ 5/10
"Emi" (Paulina Galazka) is an ambitious young girl who falls in with a pimp and her pal hosting parties for wealthy (and sleazy) men who are just looking to get laid. She proves remarkably successful and soon attracts the attention of "Sam" (Giulio Berruti) who is a fixer, of sorts, for some wealthy Arab gentlemen who are prepared to pay handsomely for their entertainments. Recruiting girls from all walks of life, she is soon on top of a thriving business - but can she stay there, and can she balance this globetrotting career with her new life with the handsome and wealthy equestrian "Bartok" (Jósef Pawlowski)? I think this is based loosely on a true story that shows no-one in much of a good light - neither the hookers nor the hooked, and is actually quite uncomfortable to watch. No expense has been spared on the location photography, the production is actually quite well strung together, but the story is all just a bit too grubby, and the acting (as opposed to the "acting") is all very, very poor - with the possible exception of the harridan "Dorota" (Katarzyna Figura). To deal with this sort of subject in a manner that doesn't just descend into seedy soft-porn is quite difficult, and I am afraid it is a task well beyond the skills of Maria Sadowska. I didn't like nor care for any of the characters. Their avarice and greed was equally distributed amongst some fairly odious characters all round, and I think perhaps this is a film that really just didn't need to be made.

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