Fortunata

Poland2020documentary80'Konkurs polski (2020)

A life story of a Polish model and a celebrity who made a dazzling career in Italy in the early 2000s with its twists and turns. Her life could become a script for a TV series. Sexually abused in her childhood and sold to a brothel by a mafia as a teenager, later on she entered the milieu of sport stars and political celebrities. The high-octane lifestyle leads to a prompt burnout – the flip side of addictive euphoria is depression. At the end of the day, after many years, she seems to have found her peace thanks to faith. The former heroine of moral scandals becomes a symbol of the struggle for premarital chastity. Yet this success comes at a cost…