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Others have commented on the plot, acting and other aspects of moviemaking, so I'll discuss the backdrop. Much of the movie spans the 1970s through the 1990s in Poland and most of that time, the country was under a Communist government, but you'd hardly know it.

It is true that Poland practiced a slightly softer version of Communism than say, East Germany or the Soviet Union. It is also true that the image of the well functioning Communist state was built on lies, there was plenty of corruption, crime networks existed and there were the illicit rich. Having said that, the state was still all powerful in Communist countries and anyone of any means had to bribe and cajole members of the party and security apparatus to maintain their status. Yet this is hardly shown at all in the movie.

That aside, it's still a good and entertaining, if a times bizarre, flick.

I never normally leave reviews, but felt compelled to after watching this.

This is one of the best films I've watched in a very long time. It left me thinking of it long after I watched it, and not many can make me do this.

Not only was the acting some of the best I've seen in a while-especially the main character who plays Nikos, who really gives you a deep understanding and empathy towards the character, but also the film is so visually artistic and not forgetting the soundtrack, Moby and Paulo Nutini being the two best tracks to stir up your emotions at the films ending.

Cannot fault this film, and it's one that will stay with me for a long time.

For someone who has watched Casino 7 times and Goodfellas 8 times I can say that this movie blew me away. If being on mushrooms is like this I certainly going to try that one day. Salut to everyone who made this movie possible.

If they wanted to flesh out the story so much, they should have just made it a mini series. The film has serious timing issues and gets tiring after an hour. Acting was good but the screenplay didn't do the actors any favours. The characters often felt one note and not like actual human beings, that exist outside of their relation to Nikos. I usually don't mind breaking the fourth wall for exposition but they really overused it. When it comes to relatioships beetwen characters, they should stick to "show don't tell" in the future...

Apart from the blatant rip off of an origional gangster movie when they played golden brown it was OK.... I was lost for the first hour then again inbetween. Overall.....OK. .......................................................................