About this episode

Mike interviews director Agnieszka Smoczynska and stars Andrzej Konopka and Noomi Rapace about their film Hot Spot, a dystopian detective story.

Mike talks to director Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure) along with stars Andrzej Konopka and Noomi Rapace about their new film Hot Spot (2026). It's a dystopian detective story about where Djonny (Andrzej Konopka) investigates a murder at a refugee camp at the behest of a sentient A.I. where he encounters a witch named Rana (Noomi Rapace). Find out more at https://www.focusfeatures.com/hot-spot Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Guests: Agnieszka Smoczynska, Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace

Topics covered

• dystopian
• detective story
• film interview
• murder investigation
• refugee camp
• A.I.

Keywords

• Hot Spot
• Agnieszka Smoczynska
• Andrzej Konopka
• Noomi Rapace
• dystopian film
• detective story
• murder investigation
• refugee camp
• A.I.

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hot Spot, The Lure

Places: refugee camp, A.I.

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