The Hater

Name: The Hater
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Animation
Released: July 31, 2020
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Adam Gradowski, Agata Kulesza, Danuta Stenka, Jacek Koman, Jan Hrynkiewicz

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 31, 2020 | TV-MA

Starring: Adam Gradowski, Agata Kulesza, Danuta Stenka, Jacek Koman, Jan Hrynkiewicz, Jedrzej Wielecki, Maciej Musialowski, Maciej Stuhr, Piotr Biedron, Vanessa Aleksander

Summary: In a society grappling with its communist past and European present, both the cultural elite and disenfranchised young men see forces of darkness descending over Europe. And then there are those who benefit from the inevitable clashes and ensuing chaos, like disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who’s desperately trying to getIn a society grappling with its communist past and European present, both the cultural elite and disenfranchised young men see forces of darkness descending over Europe. And then there are those who benefit from the inevitable clashes and ensuing chaos, like disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who’s desperately trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Alexander) and the respect of her progressive family. Taking a job at a high-profile but amoral PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek soon finds that he excels at the dirty political games that he is asked to orchestrate on social media. But there’s a human price to his meddling. As Tomek gets sucked in deeper, his humanity slowly drains away, and it becomes less clear what the end game is. [Netflix]… Expand

Director: Jan Komasa

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Animation

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 135 min

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jul 29, 2020

Every time it feels like Komasa and Pacewicz edge too close to sympathy for their modern monster, Tomasz does something that reveals those feelings to be unearned and undesired by the filmmakers. And it’s that give and take that makes The Hater interesting. Read full review

Steve Pond

Jul 29, 2020

The film drags on until the story becomes harder to buy and the central character harder to remain interested in. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jul 14, 2020

Unlike “Corpus Christi,” which was loosely based on factual events, The Hater parts ways with plausibility early on — and yet, it’s relevant enough to prey on our anxieties. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jul 29, 2020

The movie is most effective in detailing how disinformation campaigns work. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 30, 2020

All this amorality is in service of a morality tale, of course, pointing out that politics is more than just a game manipulated by liars and cheats. It’s a blood-port, and hate speech incites hate crimes in this self-righteous, long and meandering allegory. Read full review

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Danrdg

Sep 16, 2020

Talvez o filme mais subestimado do ano. A narrativa vai caminhando devagar te mostrando aos poucos do que o protagonista pe capaz pra quando chega no final, te deixar ofegante. O ator principal é muito bom e o elenco de apoio não fica muito atrás. Um retrato verdadeiro de como o ódio daTalvez o filme mais subestimado do ano. A narrativa vai caminhando devagar te mostrando aos poucos do que o protagonista pe capaz pra quando chega no final, te deixar ofegante. O ator principal é muito bom e o elenco de apoio não fica muito atrás. Um retrato verdadeiro de como o ódio da internet pode ultrapassar a tela. Tão real que assusta.… Expand

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Banos

Aug 7, 2020

This movie tells the story of Tomasz (Maciej Musialowski) a young university student who has recently been expelled from the law school.
Not that being enough he is being humiliated by the only family he has. Spying on them and preparing his revenge through starting to work in a propagandaThis movie tells the story of Tomasz (Maciej Musialowski) a young university student who has recently been expelled from the law school.
Not that being enough he is being humiliated by the only family he has. Spying on them and preparing his revenge through starting to work in a propaganda company trying to find the weak of the politician this family supports. An excellent and intense movie that eill keep you through at all its duration.… Expand

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Retro52

Aug 28, 2020

Really good film with hillarious roleplay and script. Story keeps you in suspens up to the end

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katezoe

Aug 1, 2020

Disturbing look at what the world has become and the internet being used for insidious purposes by demented individuals.

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ChrisPaniagua

Apr 20, 2021

The reality of many countries in Latin America, perhaps with less aggressiveness, sophistication and much less intelligence when they put it into practice.

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JLuis_001

Sep 11, 2020

The relevance of its theme is undeniable but there's a notable lack of perspective and credibility, coupled with the fact that as the plot progresses, the story begins to become more and more implausible, so its excessive duration plays against it.

The plot is still interesting, althoughThe relevance of its theme is undeniable but there's a notable lack of perspective and credibility, coupled with the fact that as the plot progresses, the story begins to become more and more implausible, so its excessive duration plays against it.

The plot is still interesting, although its development is not the most graceful.
The main character cannot help feeling quite one-dimensional and this is because there comes a point where the plot shows him as a misguided villain but ultimately kinda cartoonish, who begins to dress up as a spy villain as he begins to do more obscure things.
There's no doubt he's a sociopath, but that's just it.

It works for those who need to see a work of fiction to understand how disinformation campaigns work.
And it also makes its case to show the dangerous rise of white nationalism in Poland.
Maybe it doesn't do it in a subtle way, but the issue is there.

And while their weaknesses are problematic, their strengths will be enough to get you through to the ending and have a good talk after that.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Aug 8, 2020

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The fluid identity inextricably composed of real life ("irl") and virtual ("VR")/digital one has now become our new everyday existence, so I am amazed by the hypertrophic storytelling of Polish cinematography (see also Magnus von Horn's "Sweat"), its excessive fictionalization(Mauro Lanari)
The fluid identity inextricably composed of real life ("irl") and virtual ("VR")/digital one has now become our new everyday existence, so I am amazed by the hypertrophic storytelling of Polish cinematography (see also Magnus von Horn's "Sweat"), its excessive fictionalization of the repercussions on social media of late adolescent problems when we are already full of true stories of influencers and spin doctors to be translated into biopics. Maybe they have no phenomena like the Ferragnez or the Casalino? I doubt it.… Expand

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