''Sweet Rush'' (Polish: ''Tatarak'') is a 2009 Polish drama film directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...
. The film won the
Alfred Bauer Prize
The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it w ...
(in tie with ''
Giant
In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 fr ...
'') at the
59th Berlin International Film Festival
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009. The opening film of the festival was Tom Tykwer’s '' The International'', screened out of competition. Costa-Gavras's immigrant drama '' Eden Is West'' se ...
in 2009.
The film is based on a small-town in Poland in the late 1950s, where an aging woman married to a workaholic doctor meets a young man who makes her feel young again. Framed around this story, lead actress Krystyna Janda discusses the death of her husband from cancer.
Cast
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Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 197 ...
– Marta / Actress
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Paweł Szajda – Boguś K.
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Jan Englert
Jan Aleksander Englert (born 11 May 1943) is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1957. Since 2003 he has served as Artistic Director of the National Theatre in Warsaw.
Biography
In 1957 at the age of 14 he made h ...
– Doctor
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Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak (born 15 February 1951) is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in 33 films since 1972. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film '' Another Way''.
On 4 December ...
– Friend
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Julia Pietrucha
Julia Pietrucha (Polish pronunciation: ; born 17 March 1989 in Warsaw) is a Polish actress, singer, and model. In 2007, she won the Special Acting Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for her performance in '' Jutro idziemy do kina''. In 2009, she pl ...
– Halinka
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Roma Gąsiorowska – Housekeeper
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Krzysztof Skonieczny
Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English ''Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu
Individuals named Krzysztof may choose t ...
− Stasiek
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Paweł Tomaszewski – Bridge player
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Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Mateusz Kościukiewicz (; born 1 May 1986 in Nowy Tomyśl) is a Polish film actor.
Life and career
He grew up in Nowy Tomyśl, where he attended the General and Post-Secondary Schools. He studied at the Kraków State Higher Theater School.
In ...
– Bridge player
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Marcin Łuczak Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male given name or surname.
Notable people with the name Marcin include:
Given name
* Marcin Dorociński (born 1973), Polish actor
* Marcin Gortat (born 1984), Polish basketball player
* Marcin Held (born 199 ...
– Bridge player
External links
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Polish drama films
Films directed by Andrzej Wajda
European Film Awards winners (films)
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