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Letters to Santa 4

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Letters to Santa 4
Directed byPatrick Yoka
Written by
  • Marcin Baczyński
  • Mariusz Kuczewski
Produced by
  • Tomasz Blachnicki
  • Maria Pasławska
Starring
CinematographyMarian Prokop
Edited byJarosław Barzan
Music byŁukasz Targosz
Production
company
Distributed byKino Świat
Release date
  • 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Letters to Santa 4 (Polish: Listy do M. 4) is a 2021 Polish-language romantic comedy directed by Patrick Yoka, and written by Marcin Baczyński and Mariusz Kuczewski. It is the fourth instalment following the events of 2011 film Letters to Santa by Mitja Okorn. The action takes place in Warsaw, Poland during a Christmas Eve, and follows the lives of characters from the first film, focusing on various aspects of love as shown through separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as the tales progress.[2] As same as in the first film, its plot refers to the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually, though the events differ in those films.[3] The film was produced by TVN, and distributed by Kino Świat.[1] It premiered on 1 February 2021 on an online streaming service Player.pl.[4] The film was followed by Letters to Santa 5 in 2022, and Letters to Santa 6 in 2024.[1]

Plot

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The action takes place in Warsaw, Poland during a Christmas Eve, and follows the lives of characters from the first film, focusing on various aspects of love as shown through separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as the tales progress. Melchior "Mel Gibson" (Tomasz Karolak) has to adopt to the new working situation, Karina (Agnieszka Dygant) and Szczepan (Piotr Adamczyk) introduce new unusual parenting methods, Wojciech (Wojciech Malajkat) find himself competing with unexpected adversary for the love of Agata (Iza Kuna), and Karolina (Magdalena Różczka) and Filip (Borys Szyc) have to see if their relationship can survive where another woman is introduced.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The film was directed by Patrick Yoka, written by Marcin Baczyński and Mariusz Kuczewski, and produced by Tomasz Blachnicki and Maria Pasławska. The editing was done by Jarosław Barzan, cinematography by Marian Prokop, music by Łukasz Targosz, scenography by Marek Warszewski, and costiumes by Małgorzata Bednarek-Chumakou. It wad filmed in Warsaw, Poland in 2020, and produced by TVN. The main cast included Tomasz Karolak, Agnieszka Dygant, Piotr Adamczyk, Wojciech Malajkat, Izabela Kuna, and Borys Szyc.[1] Its production was impacted and temporary halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Distributed by Kino Świat, the film was originally planned to be premiered in cinemas on 4 November 2020. However, due to pandemic, it was instead released on an online streaming service Player.pl on 1 February 2021.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Listy do M. 4". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b "'Listy do M. 4': już jest oficjalny zwiastun czwartej części kultowej serii". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ ""Listy do M." polskim "Love Actually"". fakt.pl (in Polish). 6 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b "'Listy do M. 4' on-line! Film od dzisiaj dostępny w streamingu". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Wznowiono zdjęcia do czwartej części 'Listów do M.'. Kiedy premiera?". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 29 June 2020.
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