''Inheritance'' () is a 2024 Polish
black comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...
film directed by . It was released on
Netflix
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on 19 June 2024.
Premise
After the death of an eccentric inventor, his dysfunctional family gathers to try and inherit his estate, only to find out that he has prepared a final game to determine the beneficiary of the inheritance.
Cast
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Maciej Stuhr
Maciej Jerzy Stuhr (born 23 June 1975) is a Polish actor, comedian and occasional film director. In 2022, he was the recipient of the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.
Life and career
In 1999, he majored in psychology from the Jagiellonian U ...
as Dawid Kłos
*
Gabriela Muskała as Zofia Kłos
*
Joanna Trzepiecińska
Joanna Trzepiecińska (born 7 September 1965 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland) is a Polish film, television and theater actress, best known for playing in the Polish TV series ''Rodzina zastępcza'' (''Foster Family'').
Filmography Actress
* 1 ...
as Natalia
* Piotr Pacek as Gustaw
* as Karol 1
* Piotr Polak as Karol 2
*
Jan Peszek as Władysław Fortuna
*
Adam Ferency
Adam Ferency (born 5 October 1951) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1976. He starred in the 1990 film '' Burial of a Potato'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Ca ...
as Władysław's butler
* Franciszek Słomiński as Henryk Kłos
* Józefina Karnkowska as Józefina Kłos
* as a policeman
* as a policeman
* Mikołaj Chroboczek as the cashier
*
Rafał Zawierucha as Officer Trzeciak
* as Katarzyna
* Łukasz Sychowicz as the priest
Release
It was released on
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
on 19 June 2024.
Reception
Andrzej Kulasek of ''
Gazeta Wyborcza
(; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish nationwide daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It was launched on 8 May 1989 on the basis of the Polish Round Table Agreement and as a press organ of the Solidarity (Polish trade union), t ...
'' wrote, "''Spadek'' starts off very promisingly, but then gets lost somewhere in the genre meanders, leaving the impression of a promise unfortunately unfulfilled."
Dominik Jedliński of ''
Onet Kultura'' wrote, "''Spadek'' is neither funny nor decently conducted - the story has gaps and is not engaging, the script is a mess, there are bizarre dialogues and stale jokes, and the characters lack depth."
Joanna Twaróg of ''
Glamour Polska'' wrote, "''Spadek'' disappoints on several levels. Compared to other productions of this genre (such as the
''Knives Out'' series), the story is highly predictable. There are gaps in it. And although it leads to a rather surprising ending, the way in which the mystery is solved leaves much to be desired."
References
External links
* {{IMDb title
2020s Polish-language films
2024 black comedy films
2024 films
Films about dysfunctional families
Films set in Łódź
Films set in Warsaw
Films shot in Poland
Films shot in Warsaw
Netflix original films
Polish black comedy films