Córki dancingu (2015)

In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.

Director:

Agnieszka Smoczynska

Writer:

Robert Bolesto

Stars:

Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis

22 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marta Mazurek	...	Srebrna
Michalina Olszanska	...	Zlota
Kinga Preis	...	Wokalistka Krysia
Andrzej Konopka	...	Perkusista
Jakub Gierszal	...	Mietek
Zygmunt Malanowicz	...	Kierownik sali
Magdalena Cielecka	...	Boskie Futro
Katarzyna Herman	...	Milicjantka
Marcin Kowalczyk	...	Tryton / Dedal
Joanna Niemirska	...	Nerka
Katarzyna Sawczuk	...	Nancy
Roma Gasiorowska	...	Rakieta
Grzegorz Stelmaszewski	...	Bramkarz
Janina Wronska	...	Barmanka Janka
Krzysztof Chmielewski	...	Aparat

Storyline

One dark night, at water's edge, a family of musicians encounter aquatic sirens Silver and Golden. After assuring the family that they won't eat them up, the winsome sirens are recruited to join the Figs and Dates band at a neon-lit Warsaw dance club. When Silver becomes romantically entangled with beautiful blonde bassist Mietek, the more cunning Golden, who cannot escape her bloodthirsty nature, worries that her sister's relationship will doom their shared dream of swimming to a new life in America.

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Plot Keywords:

mermaid | stripping | love triangle | sister sister relationship | 1980s | 

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Taglines:

Their element is night.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

25 December 2015 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Lure

Filming Locations:

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,370, 3 February 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$98,818, 28 April 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF),Platige Image,Telewizja Polska

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mermaid tails were six feet long and weighed over fifty pounds.

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Goofs

Zlota and Srebrna can be seen disrobing twice during the Bylas Serca Biciem number.

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Connections

References Saturday Night Fever (1977)

User Reviews

I'm Officially Off Sushi Now

Those who feel that there just aren't enough horror musicals about mermaids these days need look no further than "The Lure."

These mermaids do sing, as does everyone else in the movie, but if you're looking for big Broadway ballads of the kind belted out by Ariel, you might be disappointed. And these mermaids aren't quite as lovable as Daryl Hannah. Remember that scene in "Splash" when she tears apart a lobster with her teeth. Well let's just say these mermaids don't limit themselves to lobsters.

"The Lure" is most definitely not going to be to everyone's...ahem...taste, but I found myself mostly fascinated by its hypnotic rhythms, especially when it breaks into song, and especially when those songs are set in the nightclub at which our two sirens become part of the floor show. The film feels ultimately like an experiment that doesn't completely work, but there's enough about it that does to make it worth watching. And there are also some serious themes about what young women are asked to sacrifice, or at least think they have to sacrifice, in order to have what they want.

Grade: B