The stories of four women – paramedic Daniela (Olga Bołądź) and doctors Beata (Agnieszka Dygant), Magda (Kasia Warnke) and Patricja (Marieta Żukowska) – play out against the backdrop of a hospital, which, through the lens of Patryk Vega, Poland’s most commercially successful director, reveals itself to be a deathtrap crowded with walking personifications of morbid cynicism and absurdity. This female foursome is complemented by scheming male protagonists who also lack all inhibitions, moral or otherwise. The film was enormously popular with audiences, but critics bestowed it with the dubious honour of a record nine Snakes, Poland’s antiawards, including Worst Film of the Year. The film elicited a wide-ranging response, including a wave of criticism for its vulgarity and crass humour. The film was complemented by a sixpart series of the same name for the video-on-demand service Showmax.