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The Getaway King
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Wikipedia article
'The Getaway King' is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, and written by Rakowicz and ukasz M. Maciejewski. The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocaw, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021. The film was based on life of Zdzisaw Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief that was active in Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, that was notable for escaping from the prison and the authorities 29 times.'Do Rzeczy Historia', no. 8(66)/2018. September 2018, pp. 40-43.
Production
The film was directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, being his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and ukasz M. Maciejewski. The film was produced by Agnieszka Odorowicz and Andrzej Papis. It was filmed in Krakw, Zabrze and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgrski as main cameraman. The music to the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik.
The film was mainly produced by TV & Film Production, and additionally co-produced by Grupa Polsat Plus and Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission. It was subsidized by the Polish Film Institute and was distributed in Poland by Dystrybucja Mwi Serwis.
The titular character, Zdzisaw Najmrodzki, was played by Dawid Ogrodnik, while Robert Wickiewicz played lieutenant Barski from the Citizens' Militia, and Masza Wgrocka played Teresa, Najmrodzki's love interest. The other roles included: Rafa Zawierucha as Ujma, Jakub Giersza as Antos, and Andrzej Andrzejewski as Teplic.
The film had premiered on 18 August 2021, at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocaw, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021. It is also was played at the Gdynia Film Festival at the end of September 2021. The film was originally planned to premiere in the autumn of 2020, however it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was awarded the audience award at the 2021 Krakw Film Festival, and award for the best costumes for Marta Ostrowicz's work at 2021 Gdynia Film Festival, and was also nominated for the Golden Lions award at the same festival.
Cast
Main and secondary
* Dawid Ogrodnik as Zdzisaw Najmrodzki* Robert Wickiewicz as lieutenant Barski
* Rafa Zawierucha as Ujma
* Masza Wgrocka as Teresa
* Jakub Giersza as Antos
* Andrzej Andrzejewski as Teplic
* Sandra Drzymalska as "Moda"
* Dorota Kolak as Mira, Zdzisaw's mother
* Tomasz Sapryk as Teresa's father
* Bartosz Roch Nowicki as Roch the hippe, Mira's boyfriend
Cameos
* Mikoaj Cielak as the negotiating client* Izabela Dbrowska as the school headmaster
* Olga Bod as Gabi
* Adam Cywka as the captain of Civilian's Militia
* Artur Krajewski as the professor client
* Pawe Kolik as the hen-pecked husband client
* Barbara Wysocka as the wife of the hen-pecked husband client
* Grzegorz Falkowski as the "just watching" (Apatche) client
* Olga Sarzyska as miss "Poodle"
* Radosaw Roniecki as the actor in '997' progremme
*Arkadiusz Machel as Machela, the prison guard
*Robert Jarociski as the television presenter
*Marcin Sitek as the presenter of '997' programme
* Barbara Jonak as the forensic science technician
*Emil Brygoa as the receiver
Awards
*The audience award at the 2021 Krakw Film Festival
*Award for the best costumes for Marta Ostrowicz at the 2021 Gdynia Film Festival
*Nomination for the Golden Lions award at the 2021 Gdynia Film Festival
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 80% based on 4 positive and 1 negative critic review.
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