This Polish vampire musical featuring mermaid siblings seems to have it all – but after a while the wackiness gets weary and even the foam seems thinAgnieszka Smoczynska’s tale of sibling mermaids could possibly be the strangest film in this year’s world cinema competition. Marta Mazurek and Michalina Olszanska star as two sirens,Golden (Olszanska) and Silver (Mazurek), who swap swimming, and seduction and hunting men for a life as star turns at a seedy gentleman’s club. Looked after by the club’s matriarch Krysia (played by Kinga Preis) they use their vocal ability to draw the crowds (their act is called The Lure),but there are a couple of problems with their adopted lives. The first is that Golden can’t stay chomping on the vital organs of the male townsfolk, and the other is that Silver has managed to tumble in esteem with her band’s bass player.
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Source: theguardian.com