I hadn't watched a Polish film for quite a while and yet this week I'll be seeing at least five of them.
Such is the quirky life of an everyfilm obsessive.
In fact, I write this as I have already seen two...starring the same excellent actor, Robert Wieckiewicz.
As well as playing in In Darkness, which is on screens nationwide, he is also the lead actor of Greg Zglinski's story about moral dilemmas.
Wymyk is one of the movies in the 10th Polish film festival (Kinoteka) which is showing at various venues across the country.
And it has one of the most powerful scenes of any I have witnessed at the cinema so far this year.
It has haunted me since I saw it on Wednesday but I reckon it would have a far greater impact on anyone with brothers or sisters (particularly those who have fallen out).
But, hold on for a second, this discussion means nothing without a quick plot outline...
Wieckiewicz plays Freddy, the part-owner of a firm which specialises in electronics equipment.
He has been running it in his own style for some time since his father had a stroke but now his brother (Lukasz Simlat) has arrived home from abroad and has a bag of new ideas.
Freddy is resentful and arguments become the norm.
And then something truly terrible happens to Lukasz and the question of the whole movie is whether Freddy could have done anything to stop it.
Zglinski's film is clever because it hangs on a dilemma which could have applied to any point in history but adds a host of modern-day dimensions.
To say more would be well into spoiler territory.
For much of the time Wymyk is slow and thoughtful but its success lies within the punctuation of occasion scenes of powerful resonance.
I'm hoping that, after Kinoteka, it has a wider release in the UK.
Laughs: none
Jumps: one
Vomit: none
Nudity: one scene
Overall rating: 7/10
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