When it landed on Netflix in the summer of 2020, Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes’ smash hit “365 Days” offered the streamer something special: its very own spin on “Fifty Shades of Grey,” complete with paper-thin plots, supposedly kinky sex, and a popular book series that included two more books ripe for the film treatment. Two years later, the popular — but controversial — film series chugs onward with its first sequel, a nearly two-hour affair that doesn’t just push the boundaries of tasteful entertainment, but simply steamrolls right over them in service to . Sexy, right?
Bialowas and Mandes’ first film stuck faithfully to the material provided by author (and co-screenwriter) Blanka Lipinska: a bored Polish hotel worker (Anna Maria Sieklucka as Laura) becomes the object of obsession for a sexy, if seriously fucked up, mafioso named Massimo (Michele Morrone). Massimo’s desire for Laura, initially kicked off after he spotted...
Bialowas and Mandes’ first film stuck faithfully to the material provided by author (and co-screenwriter) Blanka Lipinska: a bored Polish hotel worker (Anna Maria Sieklucka as Laura) becomes the object of obsession for a sexy, if seriously fucked up, mafioso named Massimo (Michele Morrone). Massimo’s desire for Laura, initially kicked off after he spotted...
- 4/27/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Lol. So in a twist so unexpected they’ll hear you gasp in Warsaw, the second installment of Barbara Białowas and Tomasz Mandes’ adaptation of Blanka Lipińska’s “365 Days” trilogy drops today on Netflix, and it’s piping hot trash. Moreover, largely absent the first film’s outright offensive rape apologism — “Baby Girl” Laura (Anna-Maria Sieklucka) even refers to her erstwhile kidnapping as “sick” at one point, marking an empowerment arc as skimpy as her underwear — this time out there’s even less of what in screenwriting terminology is called a “reason” for the “story.”
Without the flimsy, regressive “Beauty and the Beast with Two Backs” structure of the 2020 megahit (still the most successful movie ever in terms of number of days spent at No. 1 on Netflix worldwide), Lipińska and co-screenwriters Mandes and Mojca Tirš, in need of something to fill the slivers of time between soft-focus shagging sessions,...
Without the flimsy, regressive “Beauty and the Beast with Two Backs” structure of the 2020 megahit (still the most successful movie ever in terms of number of days spent at No. 1 on Netflix worldwide), Lipińska and co-screenwriters Mandes and Mojca Tirš, in need of something to fill the slivers of time between soft-focus shagging sessions,...
- 4/27/2022
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
"I just want to protect you." "This is not protection." Netflix has unveiled a trailer for an erotic thriller titled 365 Days: This Day, a sequel to the controversial Polish-Italian film 365 Days from 2020. In this next one, Laura and Massimo are back and "hotter than ever." (Yes this is in the official synopsis.) But the reunited couple's new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost. Michele Morrone & Anna Maria Sieklucka star, with Magdalena Lamparska & Simone Susinna. I have no idea how they keep making these, especially with this kind ...
- 4/7/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix has revealed several images and a trailer for “365 Days: This Day,” the sequel to “365 Days,” which was a smash hit for the service. The sequel will stream from Apr. 27.
In the first film, the story of Laura and Massimo ended on a cliffhanger. It was in the daily Top 10 list on Netflix in over 90 countries around the world and it was the fourth most searched for film on Google globally in 2020.
However, it was accused of contributing to rape culture, and prompted a letter for its removal from the service. Singer Duffy wrote a letter to Netflix objecting to the film. Netflix declined to remove the film, indicating that it carried a caution for violence, sex and nudity and pointing out that it was an acquisition and not a commission. The film had released theatrically in Poland prior to being acquired.
In the sequel, the beautiful, feisty and...
In the first film, the story of Laura and Massimo ended on a cliffhanger. It was in the daily Top 10 list on Netflix in over 90 countries around the world and it was the fourth most searched for film on Google globally in 2020.
However, it was accused of contributing to rape culture, and prompted a letter for its removal from the service. Singer Duffy wrote a letter to Netflix objecting to the film. Netflix declined to remove the film, indicating that it carried a caution for violence, sex and nudity and pointing out that it was an acquisition and not a commission. The film had released theatrically in Poland prior to being acquired.
In the sequel, the beautiful, feisty and...
- 4/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Polish film “365 Days,” a 2020 global success for Netflix, is getting two sequels.
The giant streamer has announced the start of production on “365 Days” part 2 and part 3. The original film follows Massimo, a member of the Sicilian Mafia family and Laura, a sales director. She does not expect that on a trip to Sicily trying to save her relationship, Massimo will kidnap her and give her 365 days to fall in love with him.
The sequels see Massimo and Laura return, but their reunion is rendered complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.
The original film was a Netflix acquisition. Variety understands that Netflix will be more involved in the sequels.
Original cast members Michele Morrone, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Magdalena Lamparska and Otar Saralidze return for the sequels. Simone Susinna joins the cast, playing a new character,...
The giant streamer has announced the start of production on “365 Days” part 2 and part 3. The original film follows Massimo, a member of the Sicilian Mafia family and Laura, a sales director. She does not expect that on a trip to Sicily trying to save her relationship, Massimo will kidnap her and give her 365 days to fall in love with him.
The sequels see Massimo and Laura return, but their reunion is rendered complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.
The original film was a Netflix acquisition. Variety understands that Netflix will be more involved in the sequels.
Original cast members Michele Morrone, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Magdalena Lamparska and Otar Saralidze return for the sequels. Simone Susinna joins the cast, playing a new character,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fans of Polish erotic movie 365 Days rejoice – I can reveal that Netflix is set to serve you up parts two and three of the pic that titillated viewers around the world and also sparked significant controversy when it debuted on the platform last summer.
Original cast members Michele Morrone and Anna-Maria Sieklucka (spoiler alert) will reprise their lead roles, with Magdalena Lamparska also returning. Model and actor Simone Susinna is joining the cast as new character Nacho. Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes are back on directing duties.
This time out, Laura and Massimo are reunited, but their new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust at any cost.
The first film’s storyline – which saw a young Polish woman imprisoned by a Sicilian gangster who gives her one year to fall in...
Original cast members Michele Morrone and Anna-Maria Sieklucka (spoiler alert) will reprise their lead roles, with Magdalena Lamparska also returning. Model and actor Simone Susinna is joining the cast as new character Nacho. Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes are back on directing duties.
This time out, Laura and Massimo are reunited, but their new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust at any cost.
The first film’s storyline – which saw a young Polish woman imprisoned by a Sicilian gangster who gives her one year to fall in...
- 5/14/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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