''Egzekutor'' is a 1999

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film directed by

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, 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 practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...

, 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

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

to people.

Cast

Rafał Mohr Rafał is the Polish form of the male given name Raphael. Rafał (Polish pronunciation: ) may refer to: * Rafał Śliż (born 1983), Polish ski jumper * Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964), Polish fiction author and journalist * Rafał Andraszak ( ...

as Alex * Teresa Marczewska as Alex's mother *

Jan Frycz Jan Frycz (born 15 May 1954) is a Polish screen and stage actor. He was nominated for six Polish Academy Awards, winning twice for his supporting roles in the films ''Pornografia'' (2003) and ''The Welts'' (2004). Biography Frycz's father was ...

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 gr ...

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 P ...

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 ...

as Franciszek Kozar *

Tadeusz Szymków ''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus. Tadeusz may refer to: * Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader * Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor * Tadeusz Boy-Żeleńsk ...

as Napalony *

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as a club employee

Production

The film was directed

, 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. Stańko was associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Muni ...

, editing by Katarzyna Rudnik, and scenography by Anna Brodnicka, editing by Katarzyna Rudnik. The main cast included:

, and

. 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.

Notes

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