While on vacation in Poland, Bethany breaks away from a romantic itinerary planned by her doting boyfriend, Rob, fearing Charli XCX stars as party girl Bethany, who touches down in Warsaw with her slightly soppy boyfriend Rob (Will Madden), declaring that the Polish capital is more romantic than Paris. But what she really means is that she’s hoping her return will occasion a reunion with her friend Nel (Lena Góra), with whom every meeting going back to Bethany’s teen years has been charged with ambiguous intimacy and chaotic energy. Reminiscent of Rossellini’s Voyage to Italy, Erupcja updates the couples-in-trouble vacation movie for an era of budget airlines and Airbnb city breaks, as millennial characters aging out of their carefree study-abroad years face up to the impending commitments of their thirties. 

“Visceral and poetic, a film where landscape and psyche collapse into one another.”
— Variety

“Bleak, beautiful, and quietly ferocious.”
— Little White Lies

“Minimalist on the surface, but roiling underneath—Erupcja leaves a lasting imprint.”
— Sight & Sound

“A work of stark imagery and emotional aftershocks.”
— The Guardian