‘The Hater’: Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about Netflix's upcoming thriller by Jan Komasa 

‘The Hater’ is scheduled to drop on July 29 on Netflix
(IMDb)
(IMDb)

Coming to Netflix is ‘Corpus Christi’ director Jan Komasa’s thriller ‘The Hater’ which won the Best International Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. As the title suggests, the movie follows Tomasz Giemza, who quickly climbs up the success ladder through questionable means and ultimately becomes a threat to his own family. If this caught your attention, here’s everything you need to know about ‘The Hater’ ahead of its release. 

Release date 


‘The Hater’ is scheduled to drop on July 29 on Netflix. 

Plot 


The official synopsis for ‘The Hater’ reads, “A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences”

Cast 


Maciej Musialowski 

Maciej Musialowski is a Polish actor, who will be essaying the lead role of Tomasz Giemza in ‘The Hater’. He made his debut with the television series ‘Druga Chocolate’ and went on to feature in ‘Ultraviolet’ and ‘Genetic Code’. Musialowski has featured in the 2017 movie ‘Soyer’. 

Agata Kulesza

Actress Agata Kulesza (L) and actress Agata Trzebuchowska (Getty Images)

Agata Kulesza is an actress and member of the Polish Film Academy. She appeared in the Polish version of ‘Dancing with Stars’. She gained popularity for her role in the critically acclaimed film ‘Ida’. Some of the movies that she’s worked in include, ‘The Innocents’, ‘True Crimes’ and ‘Cold War’. 

Creators 

Jan Komasa attends Oscars Week: International Feature Film at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on February 06, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty Images)

Jan Komasa has directed the script written by Mateusz Pacewicz. ‘The Hater’ is produced by Jerzy Kapuściński and Wojciech Kabarowski, and co-produced by Canal+, TVN, Coloroffon and Kino Swiat. 

News 


Talking about streaming ‘The Hater’ on Netflix, the website’s spokesperson said, “We are very excited that we’re adding the recently awarded for Best International Narrative Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival The Hater by Polish director Jan Komasa to the Netflix catalog. This title will be available to our members globally in July 2020, and to our Polish members as soon as the licensing window allows – which is planned for March 2021.". 

Trailer 


The official trailer for ‘The Hater’ is yet to be released by Netflix. 

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