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BE SOMEBODY

Partner: The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz

Director: Michał Toczek
Filmmaker's profile

Wiktor, an electrician, moves with his family to a new apartment. Soon they dicovered that it belonged to Lech Walesa, a Polish Nobel Peace Prize winner and former electrician. His wife, Sylwia, turns their home into a museum and makes Wiktor impersonate Walesa, leading him to confront the legend.

Details

Duration: 27min.

Country: Poland

Language: Polish

Year: 2023

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Every Day Life, Identity, Struggle

Cast & Crew

Director: Michał Toczek

Production company: Lodz Filmschool

Writer: Michał Toczek

Cinematographer: Tomasz Pawlik

Editor: Ignacy Cunielis, Jakub Didkowski

Actors: Sebastian Stankiewicz , Jowita Budnik

Distributor Company: INDEKS Film School

Festivals & Awards

2023

Krakow Film Festival

The Youth and Film - Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts The Youth and Film - Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts The best fiction shortfilm

Gdynia Polish Film Festival Gdynia Polish Film Festival Honorable mantion in Shortfilm Competition

International Short Film Festival Leuven International Short Film Festival Leuven PEER Award

Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) Honorable mantion

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