Never Gonna Snow Again

Play trailer

1:57

Never Gonna Snow Again

2021,

1h 53m,

Comedy/

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Never Gonna Snow Again: Trailer 1

Now Playing

View more videos

Stream Now

Watchlist

95%

55 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Popcornmeter

95%

Tomatometer

55 Reviews

68%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

On a gray, foggy morning outside a large Polish city, Zhenia (Alec Utgoff), a masseur from the East, enters the lives of the wealthy residents of a gated community. Using hypnotic, almost magical techniques to get a residence permit, he starts working. The well-to-do residents in their cookie-cutter homes seemingly have it all, but they all suffer from an inner sadness, some unexplained longing. The attractive and mysterious newcomer's hands heal, and Zhenia's eyes seem to penetrate their souls. To them, his Russian accent sounds like a song from the past, a memory of their seemingly safer childhoods. The latest from writer/director Malgorzata Szumowska (Elles, In the Name of) and her longtime collaborator Michal Englert is an unclassifiable meditation on class, immigration, and global warming with touches of magical realism and moments of sober beauty and subtle humor.

Watch on Fandango

Stream Now

Stream

Rent Never Gonna Snow Again on Fandango, or buy it on Fandango.

Critics Consensus

Led by Alec Utgoff's impressive starring performance, Never Gonna Snow Again blends elements of sci-fi, satire, and surreal drama with an assured hand.

Read Critics Reviews

Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Oct 15, 2021

4/5

Simultaneously gripping and sweetly bewildering.

Go to Full Review

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Oct 12, 2021

4/5

This is a fairytale: but a fantasy with solidity and form.

Go to Full Review

Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Oct 7, 2021

4/5

A filmthat asks a question for every answer it gives, and whose crackerjack images leave you wondering, in the best of senses: wait, what did I just see?

Go to Full Review

Kent M. Wilhelm

Tilt Magazine

Jul 24, 2023

Hypnotizes with arresting imagery and unpredictable character interactions, taking its audience on an enigmatic and atmospheric exploration into capitalism, climate change, and spirituality.

Go to Full Review

Giuseppe Sedia

Kino Mania

Jul 20, 2023

4/5

Story-wise, Never Gonna Snow Again (...) is a healing journey much like Body/Ciało (2015). The snow falling on the characters in the finale has the same cathartic power of the frogs falling from the sky in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia (1999).

Go to Full Review

Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Dec 27, 2022

6/10

It examines, with a layer of magical realism and visual allegories, the socio-political condition of the Ukrainian immigrant, but I don't think even Alec Utgoff's solid effort prevents it from slowly falling like a flake of snow. [Full review in Spanish]

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Małgorzata Szumowska

Director

Alec Utgoff

Zenia

Maja Ostaszewska

Maria

Agata Kulesza

Ewa

Weronika Rosati

Wika

Katarzyna Figura

Owner of bulldogs

Brighton 4th

89%

44%

Brighton 4th

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Brighton 4th

Made in Italy

43%

40%

Made in Italy

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Made in Italy

The Bare Necessity

83%

The Bare Necessity

Watchlist

Just to Be Sure

85%

61%

Just to Be Sure

Watchlist

Too Old for Fairy Tales

81%

Too Old for Fairy Tales

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Never Gonna Snow Again: Trailer 1

1:57

Now Playing

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

On a gray, foggy morning outside a large Polish city, Zhenia (Alec Utgoff), a masseur from the East, enters the lives of the wealthy residents of a gated community. Using hypnotic, almost magical techniques to get a residence permit, he starts working. The well-to-do residents in their cookie-cutter homes seemingly have it all, but they all suffer from an inner sadness, some unexplained longing. The attractive and mysterious newcomer's hands heal, and Zhenia's eyes seem to penetrate their souls. To them, his Russian accent sounds like a song from the past, a memory of their seemingly safer childhoods. The latest from writer/director Malgorzata Szumowska (Elles, In the Name of) and her longtime collaborator Michal Englert is an unclassifiable meditation on class, immigration, and global warming with touches of magical realism and moments of sober beauty and subtle humor.

Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
Producer: Michał Englert, Viola Fügen, Małgorzata Szumowska, Agnieszka Wasiak, Michael Weber, Mariusz Włodarski
Screenwriter: Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Lava Films, Polsko-Niemiecki Fundusz Filmowy, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Cinecopro Award , Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, DI Factory, Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy, Kino Świat, Arte, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Amsterdam Post Lab, Match Factory Productions, Maziowiecki Fundusz Filmowy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Polish
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.3K
Runtime: 1h 53m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings