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Wikipedia article
'Destined for Blues'[http://www.polishfilmla.org/wocms.php?siteID=12&ID=208 Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles] is a 2005 Polish film directed by Jan Kidawa-Boski. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel, leader of Polish blues rock band Dem. The movie concentrates on his family relationships with both his wife Magorzata and his father, his music career and his addiction to heroin. 'Destined for Blues' won Polish Film Awards for Best Costume Design and Gdynia Polish Film Festival awards for Best Costume Design, Best Debut Actor (Tomasz Kot) and Audience Award.
Film was shot in Tychy, Katowice, Warszawa, Nieport and witochowice in October 2004.
Cast
* Tomasz Kot as Ryszard Riedel
* Jolanta Fraszyska as Magorzata "Gola" Riedel
* Maciej Balcar as Indianer
* Adam Baumann as Ryszard's father
* Anna Dymna as Magorzata's mother
* Joanna Bartel as Ryszard's mother
* Przemysaw Bluszcz as Leszek Martinek
* Pawe Berger as Himself
* Beno Otrba as Himself
* Adam Otrba as Himself
* Jerzy Styczyski as Himself
* Zbigniew Szczerbiski as Himself
* Baej Otreba as Drummer
* Zbigniew Zamachowski as School janitor
* Przemysaw Saleta as Gruber's bodyguard
Awards
* Polish Film Awards
** Best Costume Design Ewa Krauze
* Gdynia Polish Film Festival
** Best Costume Design Ewa Krauze
** Best Debut Actor Tomasz Kot
** Audience Award Jan Kidawa-Boski
Nominations
* Gdynia Polish Film Festival
** Best Actor Tomasz Kot
** Best Actress Jolanta Fraszyska
** Best Supporting Actress Anna Dymna
** Best Cinematography Grzegorz Kuczeriszka
** Best Editing Cezary Grzesiuk
** Best Film Score Dem
** Best Production Design Joanna Biaousz
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was released 7 November 2005. It is a compilation of Dem's songs.
* 'Zoty paw' 6:03 (A Golden Peacock)
* 'Wiem, na pewno wiem nie, nie kocham ci' (live) (I Know, I Know For Sure I Don't Love You) 4:58
* 'Czerwony jak cega' (As Red As a Brick) 5:19
* 'List do M.' (Letter to M.) 6:52
* 'Maa aleja r' (live) (Little Avenue of Roses) 5:34
* 'Sen o Victorii' (live) (A Dream about Victoria) 2:58
* 'Jesiony' (Ash-trees) 6:40
* 'Norweska impresja bluesowa' (live) (Norwegian Blues Impression) 3:22
* 'Skazany na bluesa' (Destined for Blues) 5:26
* 'Autsajder' (Outsider) 6:38
* 'Whisky' 5:26
* 'Niewinni i ja cz. I i II' (live) (The Innocent and Me Part I & II) 14:17
References
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