The Balcony Movie
2021 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 7.4 · 95% critics
From a balcony above a Warsaw street, a filmmaker speaks with people passing below, gathering brief, personal reflections on everyday life. Their different voices build a thoughtful portrait of how people cope, connect, and make sense of the world around them.
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Details
- Original title
- Film balkonowy
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-08-07
- Language
- PL
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (31 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy reflective documentaries built around real conversations and everyday humanity, especially if titles like Cameraperson or Kedi appeal to you; Not for you if you want a strong plot or high energy.
Pros: thoughtful real-life stories; intimate human perspective; reflective and humane | Cons: very conversational pace; limited narrative drive; no big dramatic moments
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- talking
- balcony
- neighbor
- poland
- city life
- people
- warsaw, poland
- film director
- human
- city
- story
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2022 · nominated
Cast & crew
Paweł Łoziński
as Self (voice)
Directed by Paweł Łoziński