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| BringBackAlice | |
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| Directed by | Dawid Nickel |
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| Composer | Ádám Balázs |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Cinematography | Mikołaj Syguda |
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| Running time | 49–55 minutes |
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| Network | HBO Max |
| Release | 14 April (2023-04-14) – 12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) |
BringBackAlice (also known as#BringBackAlice andBring Back Alice) is a 2023 Polishcrime drama televisionminiseries. It was released onMax on 14 April 2023.
Alicja Stec, a popular social media influencer inTri-City, goes missing. A year later, she reappears, but with no recollection of the previous year. Tomek Bielecki, a local drug dealer, suspects that Alicja's disappearance may be connected to the disappearance of his sister, Weronika.
| No. | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | 55 min | 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 49 min | 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 52 min | 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 49 min | 28 April 2023 (2023-04-28) |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 52 min | 5 May 2023 (2023-05-05) |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 50 min | 12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) |
The series was filmed inGdańsk,Gdynia, andSopot—also known asTri-City (Polish:Trójmiasto) in Poland.[1][2][3]
Natalia Nowecka, writing forRadio Eska, considered the series overly derivative of American teen dramas and called it "masochistic entertainment" made by "creators [that] are almost ashamed of their Polishness and try to hide it at all costs".[4] Małgorzata Major ofWirtualnemedia.pl praised the show's casting, but found the show formulaic.[5]
Zuzanna Macieszko ofCiąg Dalszy Nastąpi, astudent publication of theUniversity of Gdańsk, concluded that the show was "a Polish version ofEuphoria mixed withElite". She praised the actors' performances, especially Sebastian Dela, who played Tomek Bielecki, and the show's setting inGdańsk, but found the language used "formulaic" and the imagery unrealistic.[6] Tomasz Zacharczuk, oftrojmiasto.pl, criticised the show's dialogue, calling it "pure torture", and said that the series takes a "TikTok-esque approach" which would appeal to teenage audiences.[7] Maja Mikołajczyk ofNaTemat.pl said that the show is enjoyable due to its "visual appeal", but compared the acting to "androids pretending to be humans".[8]
