cast
Janusz Gajos (Nowicki), Andrzej Seweryn (Tadeusz Kawecki), Marta Nieradkiewicz (Kaja), Olgierd Łukaszewicz (General Wilkosz), Danuta Stenka (Krystyna), Piotr Stramowski (Adamski), Andrzej Konopka (Nogaj), Mateusz Kościuszkiewicz (Solarz), Maciej Maleńczuk (Konarski), Krzysztof Stroiński (Kaziak), Ewa Kasprzyk (Kaja’s Mother), Artur Żmijewski (Ryszard Kramer)
The controversial film by Jacek Bromski is a political thriller that echoing the Amber Gold scandal. The story is about an investigation conducted by a high officer of the CBŚ, Nowicki, along with a group of policemen elected by him. The team’s mission is to crack out criminals building financial pyramid schemes with enormous coverage. All the evidence suggests the fraudulent businessman Kawecki can conduct an illegal business due to his political connections.
JACEK BROMSKI
Born in 1946 in Wrocław. Director, producer and screenwriter. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Warsaw, finished Polish Philology at the Warsaw University and Film Directing at the National Film School in Łódż. Co-founder and literary director of ZEBRA Film Studio. Member of Council of Polish Film Institute. President of Polish Filmmakers Association. Member of European Film Academy. Won numerous awards at the national and international film festivals. Recipient of Silver Gloria Artis Medal (2005), Order of Polonia Restituta (2011) and Gold Gloria Artis Medal (2015).
FILMOGRAPHY
2019 Slid Gold
2015 Anatomy of Evil (Anatomia zła)
2013 Ticket to the Moon (Bilet na księżyc)
2011 Entenglement (Uwikłanie)
2009 God’s Little Village (U Pana Boga za miedzą)
2007 God’s Little Garden (U Pana Boga w ogródku)
2005 The Lovers of the Year of the Tiger (Kochankowie Roku Tygrysa)
2005 Do You Know What? (I wie pan co?)
2002 Nikos Dyzma’s Career (Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy)
2000 It’s Me, the Thief (To ja, złodziej)
1998 Safe Heaven (U Pana Boga za piecem) – PFFA Golden Teeth Award
1996 Children and Fish (Dzieci i ryby)
1992 1968. A Happy New Year (1968. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku)
1990 Polish Cuisine (Kuchnia polska) – TV series
1988 The Art of Love (Sztuka kochania)
1986 Kill Me, Cop (Zabij mnie glino)
1983 Funeral Ceremony (Ceremonia pogrzebowa)
1980 Alice
SCREENINGS
SATURDAY, February 15, 2020 at 6pm
SUNDAY, February 16, 2020 at 5pm
GALLERY TEHATRE
(1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago)
2019, 140 min, Poland
Polish with English subtitles
Direction/Reżyseria
JACEK BROMSKI
Script/Scenariusz
JACEK BROMSKI
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
ARKADIUSZ TOMIAK PSC
Art Direction/Scenografia
ANNA WUNDERLICH
Music/Muzyka
LOUIS LUDEK DRIZHAL
Editing/Montaż
KRZYSZTOF SZPETMAŃSKI
Sound/Dźwięk
MARIUSZ WYSOCKI,
TOMASZ DUKSZTA
Produced by/Produkcja
AKSON STUDIO
Producer/Producent
MICHAŁ KWIECIŃSKI