Director: Kamila Tarabura
One last summer by the sea turns into a quiet reckoning with growing up in Absolute Beginners, a 2023 Polish drama about friendship on the edge of change.
What is Absolute Beginners about?
Two best friends have shared nearly everything since childhood, and this final seaside season before film school is supposed to be one more chapter in that closeness. Their plans shift when they meet a young athlete training nearby, whose presence stirs feelings neither of them expected. What starts as an easy summer becomes a test of loyalty, attraction, and how well the two friends actually know each other once a third person enters their orbit.
Cast & crew
Martyna Byczkowska and Bartłomiej Deklewa lead as the two lifelong friends, with Jan Sałasiński playing the athlete whose arrival unsettles their bond. Paulina Krzyżańska, Katarzyna Warnke, Piotr Witkowski, Anna Krotoska, and Andrzej Konopka round out the supporting cast in this Polish-language production.
Context & significance
Directed by Kamila Tarabura, the series is set over a single coastal summer and unfolds across episodes of roughly forty-five minutes. Its 2023 run carries an IMDb score of 5.6, and the story leans on close, unhurried character work rather than plot twists, tracking how a small group's dynamic shifts once new feelings enter the picture. The Polish setting and cast give the coming-of-age premise a specific texture, rooted in a real seaside town rather than a generic backdrop, and the pacing gives each of the three central relationships room to breathe before the summer runs out.
Where & how to watch
K-Time carries Absolute Beginners with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, letting viewers watch in Farsi or follow the original Polish dialogue. Access to streaming requires a free K-Time account login, though the film page and this overview are open to read without one. The platform's Farsi-first design is built for Persian-speaking audiences abroad, from menus to subtitle timing.