SILVER HAZE
Directed by Sacha Polak
The Netherlands, United Kingdom | 102 min | 2023 | Drama | English
23-year-old Franky is a nurse who lives with her large family in an East London borough. Obsessed with a thirst for revenge and a need to assign guilt for a traumatic event that happened 15 years before, she is unable to build any meaningful relationship until she falls in love with one of her patients – Florence. They escape to the coast where Florence lives with her more open-minded patchwork family. There, Franky finds the emotional shelter to deal with the grudges of the past.
Credits
Director: Sacha Polak
Screenplay: Sacha Polak
Cinematography: Tibor Dingelstad
Editing: Lot Rossmark
Production Design: Elena Isolini
Music / Composer: Ella van der Woude, Joris Oonk
Sound on set: Job Michel
Sound design: Jan Schermer
Production company: Viking Film, EMU Films
Cast: Vicky Knight, Esmé Creed-Miles, Charlotte Knight, Archie Brigden, Angela Bruce
With financial support of:
Netherlands Filmfund, Netherlands Production Incentive, BBC Films, The Jokers (French distribution), Cinéart (Benelux distribution), UK Tax Credit
Sacha Polak
Festivals & Awards
- Berlinale Panorama 2023 – Teddy Award for Vicky Knight
- Crossing Europe Film Festival – Panorama
press quotes
“Knight is a compelling and fiercely persuasive performer”
“an explosive combination”
“handsomely shot”
“various elements of Franky’s life are intensely felt and authentic”
“Polak and Knight create an emotionally resonant film about forgiveness and finding peace via self-reflexive storytelling.”
”Knight is a natural born actress and the camera (captured by DP Tibor Dingelstad) adores her”
“SILVER HAZE is a great little gem and the first great discovery of 2023.”
“Silver Haze makes a powerful statement in favour of celebrating individuality and acknowledging that beauty is far more than just what we can see at the surface level.”
“Polak tells the powerful and heartbreaking story”
”Beneath the very simple narrative is a powerful story about broader social issues – the film looks at queerness in a unique and compassionate way, with the relationship between the two protagonists being framed as one driven by not only desire, but acceptance.”
“Silver Haze makes a powerful statement in favour of celebrating individuality and acknowledging that beauty is far more than just what we can see at the surface level.”
