The Getaway King
The Getaway King | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Mateusz Rakowicz |
Produced by | Andrzej Papis |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jacek Podgórski |
Edited by | Sebastian Mialik |
Music by | Andrzej Smolik |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis |
Release dates | 18 August 2021 (New Horizons Film Festival) 16 September 2021 (cinema realise) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
The Getaway King[a] is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by , and written by Rakowicz and .[1] The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[2][3] The film was based on life of Zdzisław Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief that was active in Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, that was notable for escaping from the prizon and the authorities 29 times.[2][4]
Production[]
The film was directed by , being his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and .[5] The film was produced by and Andrzej Papis.[1] It was filmed in Kraków, Zabrze and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgórski as main cameraman. The music to the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik.[5]
The film was mainly produced by TV & Film Production, and additionally co-produced by and Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission. It was subsidized by the Polish Film Institute and was distributed in Poland by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.[1]
The titular character, Zdzisław Najmrodzki, was played by Dawid Ogrodnik, while Robert Więckiewicz played lieutenant Barski from the Citizens' Militia, and played Teresa, Najmrodzki's love interest. The other roles included: Rafał Zawierucha as Ujma, Jakub Gierszał as Antos, and as Teplic.[5]
The film had premiered on 18 August 2021, at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[2][3] It is also was played at the Gdynia Film Festival at the end of September 2021.[5] The film was originally planned to premiere in the autumn of 2020, however it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
It was awarded the audience award at the 2021 Kraków Film Festival,[7] and award for the best costumes for Marta Ostrowicz's work at 2021 Gdynia Film Festival, and was also nominated for the award at the same festival.[5]
Cast[]
Main and secondary[]
- Dawid Ogrodnik as Zdzisław Najmrodzki[1]
- Robert Więckiewicz as lieutenant Barski[1]
- Rafał Zawierucha as Ujma[1]
- as Teresa[1]
- Jakub Gierszał as Antos[1]
- as Teplic[1]
- as "Młoda"[1]
- as Mira, Zdzisław's mother[1]
- Tomasz Sapryk as Teresa's father[1]
- as Roch the hippe, Mira's boyfrien[1]
Cameos[]
- Mikołaj Cieślak as the negotiating client[1]
- as the school headmaster[1]
- Olga Bołądź as Gabi[1]
- as the captain of Civilian's Militia[1]
- as the professor client[1]
- Paweł Koślik as the hen-pecked husband client[1]
- as the wife of the hen-pecked husband client[1]
- as the "just watching" (Apatche) client[1]
- as miss "Poodle"[1]
- Radosław Rożniecki as the actor in progremme[1]
- Arkadiusz Machel as Machela, the prizon guard[1]
- as the television presenter[1]
- as the presenter of programee[1]
- Barbara Jonak as the forensic science technician[1]
- Emil Brygoła as the receiver[1]
Awards[]
- The audience award at the 2021 Kraków Film Festival[7]
- Award for the best costumes for Marta Ostrowicz at the 2021 Gdynia Film Festival[5]
- Nomination for the award at the 2021 Gdynia Film Festival[5]
Citations[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "NAJMRO". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c "Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje". nowehoryzonty.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "New Horizons' Polish Days announces its line-up". cineurope.org.
- ^ Do Rzeczy Historia, no. 8(66)/2018. September 2018, pp. 40-43.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Getaway King". festiwalgdynia.pl.
- ^ ""Najmro" reż. Mateusz Rakowicz". mff.mazovia.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Last Days of Spring picks up the Krakow Film Award at the 14th Mastercard OFF Camera Film Festival". cineuropa.org.
External links[]
- The Getaway King in IMDb
- The Getaway King in FilmPolski.pl (Polish)
- Polish-language films
- 2021 films
- Polish action films
- Polish comedy films
- Polish crime films
- Polish historical films
- Polish biographical films
- 2021 directorial debut films
- 2021 action films
- 2021 comedy films
- 2021 crime films
- Biographical films about criminals
- 2020s Polish-language films