Seattle Polish Film Festival: Heel
October 24, 2026
The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents the film Heel. The story follows nineteen-year-old criminal Tommy, who is kidnapped and forced into resocialization by a dysfunctional couple, Chris and Kathryn. They try to turn him into a "good boy," while Tommy looks for a way to escape.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
At nineteen, Tommy is a criminal who revels in his lifestyle, orchestrating brutal acts of violence alongside his crew. That life is upended the night a stranger named Chris abducts him. He wakes up chained in the basement of a remote house, thrust into the middle of a deeply unsettling family dynamic, Chris and his enigmatic wife, Kathryn, are determined to reform him into their idea of a "good boy" through a twisted process of forced rehabilitation. Amid the confusion and fear, one thing remains clear to Tommy: he has to get out.
- Director: Jan Komasa
- Principal Cast: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Kit Rakusen
- Country: Poland
- Year: 2026
- Running Time: 110 min.
- Language: English