84-year-old Vika is a star of the Warsaw clubbing scene. A charismatic DJ and a colorful bird surrounds herself with young people, repeating that age is just a number. But when her health suddenly begins to deteriorate, Vika can no longer deny the passing of time. “Vika!” is a bittersweet portrait of a woman who intends to celebrate life to the very end, a true inspiration both for the silver generation and our future selves.

Vika!

dir. Agnieszka Zwiefka / 2023 / 74′ / PL-DE-FI

• documentary film, 74′
• written and directed by: Agnieszka Zwiefka
• starring: Wirginia “Wika” Szmyt
• director of photography: Monika Kotecka
• editing: Katarzyna Orzechowska, Michał Poddębniak
• original score: Päivi Takkala
• choreography: Maciej Florek
• sound on set: Katarzyna Szczerba, Anna Rok
• sound design: Pietari Koskinen
• producers: Katarzyna Ślesicka i Anna Stylińska
• executive producer: HBO Max, Hanka Kastelicova
• producer HBO Max: Izabela Łopuch (PGP)
• producers: Heino Deckert, Tina Börner, Outi Rousu
• associate producers: Elena Filippini, Katarzyna Kosicka-Polak, Adam Ślesicki
• coproduction: Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy, Fundacja Filmowa im. Władysława Ślesickiego, Chilli Productions, Fundacja Widok
• broadcasters: NHK, YLE, RSI, RUV
• co-financing: Polish Film Institute, Polish-German Film Fund, Creative Europe Media, Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK
• production: My Way Studio
• world sales: Deckert Distribution