Tricks (film)
- Damian Ul: Stefek
- Ewelina Walendziak: Elka
- Tomasz Sapryk: Father
- Rafał Guźniczak: Jerzy
- Iwona Fornalczyk: Mother
- Joanna Liszowska: Violka
- Grzegorz Stelmaszewski: Turek
Little tricks is a Polish film from the year 2007.
Action
The film takes place during the summer vacation in a small town in Lower Silesia, where Stefek, an imaginative 7- year-old boy, lives with his elder sister Elka and his mother. The father had left the family years ago, and so Stefek has no recollection of him. At the train station but he sees every day a man with a briefcase and cell phone, waiting for the train to Wroclaw, and based on a crumpled photos he believes in him his father to recognize. So he tried using various " little tricks " to make contact with men and to persuade him to return to his family. His sister Elka but would like nothing more to know. You deleted the father out of her life, working in a restaurant as a dishwasher and learning Italian, to be employed by an Italian company in the town. The exploits of her brother but prevent this, because they thus always comes too late for the interviews. Finally, she gives up. But Stefek seems to fail with his plan. With the help of Elka's friend Jerzy He is able to hold the man for a whole day in the city, which shows that this Stefeks father is actually - but as it seems in the evening to leave the city to have received no contact with his family, Stefek asleep from sheer exhaustion in an empty boxcar, which is ranked the night back and forth. As Stefek finally wakes up, the car rolls straight through the station, where his father spent the night on a bench, and both are finally looking to each other.
Background
The shooting of the film took place from 15 July to 30 August, 2006 Wałbrzych instead. The world premiere of the film took place during the International Film Festival of Venice in 2007. The theatrical release was in Poland on 26 October 2007. From 23 July 2009, the film was shown in German cinemas.
Reviews
" Tricks is a film that was staged with wit, verve and incredible ingenuity that tells a little story great, the leaves appear in a whole new light to the neighboring country Poland, and brings the innocent moments of childhood memories. Magically, humorous and unique on fabulous way! "
" Jakimowskis film tells what makes a perfect summer that looks different than TUI and HB's advertising suggest: narrowed eyes into gleaming sun, swimming in the creek, endless bright evenings, shuffle in flip-flops, riding a motorcycle without a helmet, a shy love and things do that you would have considered more thoroughly in a cool autumn day. Resistant runs its own film by the way, a review of your own childhood, in which the days were endless. "
" The powerful, uncorrupted game of amateur actors paired with the remembered experiences from childhood of the director are the strengths of this film, which shows a lot of sadness and deals with loneliness, but never loses its tongue in cheek humor. "
Awards
- 2007: Label Europa Cinemas ( Venice Film Festival )
- 2007: Laterna Magica ( Venice Film Festival )
- 2007: Golden Lion (Polish Film Festival Gdynia )
- 2007: Prize for the best camera (Polish Film Festival Gdynia )
- 2007: Best Actor Award for Damian Ul ( Tokyo International Film Festival)
- 2007: Special Jury Award (São Paulo International Film Festival)
- 2008: Polish Film Awards in the categories of Best Director and Best Supporting Actor, and Audience Award