''Sara'' is a 1997 Polish film directed by Maciej Ślesicki.
Plot
Leon (Bogusław Linda), a former commando, returns home after a job in Yugoslavia. One of his young daughters pulls a gun out of her luggage and targets another daughter.
After his wife has left him, and Leon has lost himself in booze, he is roused for an interview with a local criminal ringleader, Jozef (Marek Perepeczko), who is looking for a bodyguard for his 16-year-old daughter, Sara (Agnieszka Włodarczyk). During the interview an attempt is made to assassinate Jozef, and Leon's quick action saves his life. Leon is awarded the job.
Sara at first appears unenthusiastic about her new bodyguard, but during an assassination attempt on her, he protects her with his body. Sara falls in love with Leon. Initially, Leon is wary of Sara's attentions, but sincere and tender feelings for the girl eventually conquer his heart. Leon and Sara become lovers. Soon Sara becomes pregnant. Another criminal bigwig comes into possession of compromising photos and passes them to Jozef. A confrontation ensues.
Cast
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Bogusław Linda
Bogusław Linda (; born 27 June 1952) is a Polish actor known from films such as ''Pigs (1992 film), Psy'' and ''Tato''. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's ''Man of Iron'' and ''Danton (1983 film), Danton'' and in Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''Blind Chan ...
as Leon
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Agnieszka Włodarczyk as Sara
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Marek Perepeczko as Joseph
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Cezary Pazura as Cezary, guard
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Stanisław Brudny as Leon's father
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Krzysztof Kiersznowski as
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Jack Recknitz as Jozef's man
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Grzegorz Miśtal as Sara's classmate
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Teresa Lipowska as saleslady
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Jarosław Gruda as Gynaecologist
Production
To appear nude in this film,
Agnieszka Włodarczyk, who was 16-years-old during filming, needed the consent of her mother Anna Stasiukiewicz. Her mother persuaded her to play in the film and to begin her career in show business.
Awards and nominations
* 1997 – Award
Film Festival
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in
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With an estimated population of 257,000, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk ...
(Maciej Ślesicki)
*1999 – Award for the best debut at the festival
Stozhary (Agnieszka Wlodarczyk)
References
External links
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Review Online nytimes.com
1997 films
Polish drama films
1990s Polish-language films
1997 drama films
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