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Meska sprawa

  • 2001
  • 26m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
531
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Meska sprawa (2001)
DramaShort

13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannised by his soccer coach, the boy finds his o... Read all13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannised by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannised by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.

  • Director
    • Slawomir Fabicki
  • Writer
    • Slawomir Fabicki
  • Stars
    • Bartosz Idczak
    • Mariusz Jakus
    • Marek Bielecki
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    531
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Slawomir Fabicki
    • Writer
      • Slawomir Fabicki
    • Stars
      • Bartosz Idczak
      • Mariusz Jakus
      • Marek Bielecki
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 17 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Bartosz Idczak
    • Bartek Idczak
    Mariusz Jakus
    Mariusz Jakus
    • Andrzej, coach
    Marek Bielecki
    • Stefan, Bartek`s father
    Katarzyna Bargielowska
    Katarzyna Bargielowska
    • Hanka, Bartek`s mother
    Tomasz Rolinski
    • Platfus, Bartek`s brother
    Andrzej Wichrowski
    Andrzej Wichrowski
    • Chief of dog shelter
    Grzegorz Król
    • Siwy
    Mariusz Pilawski
    • Henryk, head master
    Katarzyna Chmara
    • Teacher of religion
    • Director
      • Slawomir Fabicki
    • Writer
      • Slawomir Fabicki
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    8/10
    "A short film about child abuse"
    This is a short film about child abuse. The child actor is very engaging, extremely natural, very well led by the director. The cinematography gives everything a grimy, realistic, post-communist bleakness. Kudos to the director for keeping everything tight and lean. Whether the film could be more uplifting is a question of taste. Polish cinema isn't exactly known for it's light touch so don't expect a happy ending.

    The only real problem with the story is that it's not very original. In fact, it looks like a compressed version of "Kes" with dogs subsituted for birds. I guess if you haven't seen that Ken Loach film it won't matter but this fact stuck out for me.
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    • miszel
    • Aug 9, 2005

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 2002 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Official site
      • Film Polski (Poland)
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • A Man Thing
    • Filming locations
      • Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production company
      • Polish National Film School
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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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