"This is an honor of a lifetime and something I have been very interested in for two decades," said Eisenberg, who filmed the Oscar-winning film he wrote and directed in Poland

Jesse Eisenberg, who says he reconnected with his family’s Polish roots while filming A Real Pain in the country, was granted Polish citizenship yesterday by President Andrzej Duda. "While we were filming this movie in Poland and I was walking the streets and starting to get a little more comfortable in the country,

Jesse Eisenberg, who wrote and directed the Poland-set film 'A Real Pain,' is officially a citizen of the country.

"A Real Pain" star, director and writer Jesse Eisenberg has been granted Polish citizenship by the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

Actor, writer, director Jesse Eisenberg is now officially a Polish citizen, Variety reported. The Now You See Me star was granted citizenship by Polish President Andrzej Duda in a New York ceremony on Tuesday.

US actor Jesse Eisenberg has been awarded Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda, after telling the story of the Jewish population during World War Two in his Oscar-winning film A Real Pain. Eisenberg wrote,

President Andrzej Duda has granted Polish citizenship to Jesse Eisenberg, who starred, wrote, and directed the Oscar-winning film, A Real Pain.