The film was released theatrically in Poland on 7 February 2020 and was later made available on Netflix on 7 June 2020.

Despite this popularity, the film was universally panned by critics, with criticism aimed at its perceived glorification of the Mafia and heavy use of sex sequences that included sexual violence, drawing comparisons to the Fifty Shades trilogy; it is considered one of the worst films of all time.

After searching for years and finally spotting her, he kidnapped her, intending to keep her as a prisoner for 365 days in the hopes that she will fall in love with him.

Later, Massimo cuffs her to the bed and makes Laura watch him receive oral sex from another woman.

The following morning, she awakens on a yacht, where Massimo confesses that he shot the man's hand and incited a gang war between the two families.

He tells her he is sending her to visit her loved ones in Warsaw and promises to join her after finishing up business.

Meanwhile, Massimo's associate Mario receives a phone call from a Torricelli informant that the rival mafia family is about to kill Laura.

The film scenes were primarily shot in Poland (Warsaw, Kraków and Niepołomice) and in Italy (Sanremo).

The songs "I See Red", "Give 'Em Hell" and "Wicked Ways" were sung by Everybody Loves an Outlaw, a.k.a.

[1] In the United Kingdom, the film received a limited theatrical release on 14 February 2020, and grossed $494,181,[1] before premiering on Netflix in June 2020.

[6] The film made the top three most viewed items on Netflix in numerous countries, including Germany, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, South Africa, Portugal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Malaysia, and the United States.

[17] Jessica Kiang of Variety described the film as "a thoroughly terrible, politically objectionable, occasionally hilarious Polish humpathon".

Cosmopolitan labelled it 'the worst thing I've ever seen'" – highlights the film's "dismal dialogue", poor character development and "unsexy" sex scenes.

"[20] On June 17, 2020, Collectif Soeurcières, a French feminist collective, started an online petition through Change.org, addressing Netflix France, to pull the film from streaming availability.

[21] On July 2, 2020, singer Duffy wrote an open letter, addressing Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, criticizing the film for glamorizing sexual violence.

[22] After this, another Change.org petition, initiated by social media influencer Mikayla Zazon, gained over 70,000 signatures.

[23] On July 8, 2020, PTC president Timothy F. Winter requested Netflix to remove the film from the platform.