''Sweat'' is a 2020

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film written and directed by Magnus von Horn. It stars Magdalena Kolesnik, Julian Swiezewski, Aleksandra Konieczna and

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Synopsis

Sylvia Zajac, a fitness motivator influencer surrounded by admirers and loyal employees, searches for true intimacy.

Cast

Release

The film was set to have its world premiere at the

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in May 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the

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. In July 2020, it was announced Gutek Film, TriArt and

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had acquired distribution rights to the film in Poland, Sweden and the United States, respectively. ''Sweat'' was released in Sweden on 12 March 2021 and in Poland on 18 June 2021.

Reception

''Sweat'' holds approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "Well-acted and appropriately beautiful, ''Sweat'' takes a thoughtful, empathetic look at social media fame." The film won the

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at the

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. In a review of the film, Giuseppe Sedia wrote for ''Kino Mania'': "While there is no ground to label ''Sweat'' as a sophomore slump, von Horn could have gone over the argument that social influencers can have a very complex inner life just like anybody else". He also praised the performance of

"who seems to come out straight from an episode of Kieślowski's ''

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* 2020 drama films 2020s Polish-language films Films about social media Films directed by Magnus von Horn Films set in Warsaw Films shot in Warsaw Polish drama films Swedish drama films {{drama-film-stub