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film directed by Filip Zylber, written by Mariusz Gawryś, and produced by Wiesław Łysakowski. It premiered on 22 October 1999.


Plot

Alex, a young student, falls in love with Maja, a fellow student, and girlfriend of rich Kowalik. Alex has a brother Wiktor, who is in jail for stealing Kowalik's money. As part of
internship An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used to practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and g ...
, Alex takes care of elderly Franciszek Kozar, who one day, offers him 16,000
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s if he kills him. Alex is hesitant, however, he decides to do it. He decides to begin a business, offering
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to people.


Cast

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Rafał Mohr Rafał () is a Polish masculine given name. It is the Polish form of the name Raphael. Notable people with the name A-J * Rafał Adamczyk (born 1974), Polish politician * Rafał Ambrozik (born 1979), Polish politician * Rafał Andraszak (born ...
as Alex *
Teresa Marczewska Teresa Marczewska (born January 6, 1948, in Jarosław) is a Polish actress and the wife of the Polish film director Wojciech Marczewski. Selected filmography * ''Scratch'' (2008) * ''Who Never Lived'' (2006) * ''Quo vadis'' (2001) * ''Weiser' ...
as Alex's mother *
Jan Frycz Jan Frycz (; born 15 May 1954) is a film, television and stage actor. He was nominated for seven Polish Film Awards, winning three times for Best Supporting Actor in the films '' Pornografia'' (2003), '' The Welts'' (2004) and '' 25 Years of In ...
as Wiktor * Paulina Kinaszewska as Maja *
Janusz Gajos Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the ...
as Kowalik *
Piotr Adamczyk Piotr Aleksander Adamczyk (; born March 21, 1972) is a Polish film, television, voice and theatre actor. He is known for portraying pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin in the biographical film '' Chopin: Desire for Love'' (2002), Pope John Paul ...
as a physician *
Jerzy Nowak Jerzy Nowak (20 June 1923 – 26 March 2013) was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher. Biography During World War II, Nowak fought with the Polish partisans. In 1948, he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts i ...
as Franciszek Kozar * Tadeusz Szymków as Napalony * Borys Jaźnicki as a club employee


Production

The film was directed Filip Zylber, written by Mariusz Gawryś, and produced by Wiesław Łysakowski. The cinematography was done by Jarosław Szoda, music by
Tomasz Stańko Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (; 11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Muniak, pianist ...
, editing by Katarzyna Rudnik, and scenography by Anna Brodnicka, editing by Katarzyna Rudnik. The main cast included:
Rafał Mohr Rafał () is a Polish masculine given name. It is the Polish form of the name Raphael. Notable people with the name A-J * Rafał Adamczyk (born 1974), Polish politician * Rafał Ambrozik (born 1979), Polish politician * Rafał Andraszak (born ...
,
Jan Frycz Jan Frycz (; born 15 May 1954) is a film, television and stage actor. He was nominated for seven Polish Film Awards, winning three times for Best Supporting Actor in the films '' Pornografia'' (2003), '' The Welts'' (2004) and '' 25 Years of In ...
, and
Janusz Gajos Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the ...
. The film was produced by Akson Studio,
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, Komitet Kinematografii, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, and Warsaw Documentary Film Studio, and distributed by ITI Cinema. It was filmed in
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. The film premiered on 22 October 1999.


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