Wigilia

Wigilia (2014)

A traditional Polish feast on Christmas Eve, Wigilia includes an extra place at the table should an unknown wandering pilgrim arrive.

Date of release
2014-12-24
Runtime
1h 12m
Director
Graham Drysdale

Casting

Interesting facts

Wigilia is a 2014 drama film directed by Graham Drysdale and starring Iwona Glowinska and Duglas T. Stewart. It centres on a traditional Polish Christmas Eve wigilia supper shared in Glasgow by its two main characters, Agata and Robbie. The film is Drysdale's debut feature.

Production

Wigilia came about after the film's producer challenged Drysdale to come up with a story for a film that could be shot in the space of five days, although the film was completed over six and a half. The latter scenes of the film were shot a year after the Polish wigilia scenes, mirroring the year between the meetings of Agata and Robbie.

Much of the film's dialogue was improvised by Glowinska and Stewart.

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