The Cauliflower of Destiny

The Cauliflower of Destiny

2026 · 77 min · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Stifled Ania, trapped in a grimy grocery store, is suffocating under her mother’s toxic control. Salvation arrives via a discarded cauliflower that, unsettlingly, starts talking. At first a witty mentor, the vegetable’s advice soon sours into a grotesque push for revenge. As her rebellion escalates from petty pranks to radical acts, Ania must decide: is this edible oracle her savior or a deranged voice of self destruction? A darkly comic journey where freedom tastes like rot.

Directed by Anna Urbańczyk · Written by Emil Miszkowicz-Adamowicz

In theaters Sep 21, 2026

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