DIRECTION: Małgorzata Szumowska
SCRIPT: Małgorzata Szumowska
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Michał Englert
ART DIRECTION: Anna Niemira
MUSIC: Paweł Mykietyn
EDITING: Jacek Drosio
SOUND: Michał Dominowski
PRODUCTION: Pandora Film, STI Film Studio, SHOT Szumowski
PRODUCER: Raimond Goebel, Karl Baumgartner

Julia Jentsch (Julia Szczęsna), Peter Gantzler (Adrian), Maciej Stuhr (Julia's Husband), Małgorzata Hajewska ( Julia's Mother), Andrzej Hudziak (Julia's father), Iza Kuna ( Julia's Stepsister)

A family of artists is gripped by the sadness of watching its matriarch Basia be eaten away by an untreatable form of cancer. In a series of scenes punctuating the most important moments of the ordeal, we see how one daughter Julia uses her photography and friends to cope with her family's disintegration. Seeking to find a more honest depiction of a character in grief, director Malgorzata Szumowska picks only the most poignant moments to follow Julia with. Moments which reveal Julia's greater struggle with mortality, and her problematic issues with her husband and family. Her husband puts his work in front of their relationship, her father is always on the verge of an alcoholic relapse, and her siblings don't seem to understand her. The only solace Julia receives is from her friend, the quiet and compassionate artist Adrian. With his help, Julia tries to keep the pieces in her life together. An intimate portrait of familial relations, 33 Scenes from Life is sure to remind everyone of their own emotional complexities.

MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA