Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, proudly announces the acquisition of VOD rights to the psychological mystery-thriller KRZYK: LOSING CONTROL, which will be available to rent/own in North America on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, on November 21, 2025 and on DVD November 25, 2025. KRZYK – LOSING CONTROL had its prestigious North American premiere as an official nominee at the SXSW Film Festival.
KRZYK – LOSING CONTROL tells the story of a young woman’s life unraveling after a fatal crash reawakens her buried grief. Bacteriologist Lena drives past a burning car and hears the scream of a dying woman. She does not tell her boyfriend how much the incident disturbs her, just as she hasn’t spoken about her ongoing anguish. Instead, she throws herself into her work and begins to obsessively intrude into the life of the deceased, beginning an affair with the widower and gradually taking on the role of mother to his son. Her persistent insomnia causes her to lose the boundary between dreams and reality. Eventually, realizing she needs help, she accepts the guidance of a whisperer and begins to find her own way of coping with her loss.
Directed by Ewa Wikiel and co-written by Wikiel and Halina Rasinski, KRZYK – LOSING CONTROL’s featured actors include: Gina Henkel (‘Lena’), Anton Weil (‘Jakob’), Pawel Delag (‘Wiktor Wysocki’), and Wiktoria Gorodeckaja (‘Vera’).
“My inspiration for KRZYK – LOSING CONTROL was a scream I heard on a highway as I drove past a car accident. That scream stayed deep in my mind,” said filmmaker Ewa Wikiel, “Together with screenwriter Halina Rasinski, we created a story in which our main character is triggered by a scream and is confronted with her own loss. I want to bring to life a topic that is still not spoken about openly. A miscarriage or stillbirth is a loss that most women have to endure alone and in secret with a sense of failure, as Sharon Stone put it.”
“When I saw the movie, I knew I had to champion this exciting new talent through brokering the final investments and post funding, as well as submitting to SXSW resulting in their nomination, and partnering with Giulia at Mind the GAP for global distribution,” said co-producer Marcel Mate.
Freestyle Digital Media negotiated a deal to acquire KRZYK – LOSING CONTROL directly with the filmmakers and Giulia Prenna of Mind the GAP Productions.