The Getaway King[a] is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, and written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski.[2] The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[3][4] The film was based on the life of Zdzisław Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief who was active in the Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, and who was notable for escaping from prison and the authorities 29 times.[3][5]
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| Directed by | Mateusz Rakowicz |
| Written by | Łukasz M. Maciejewski Mateusz Rakowicz |
| Produced by | Agnieszka Odorowicz Andrzej Papis |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jacek Podgórski |
| Edited by | Sebastian Mialik |
| Music by | Andrzej Smolik |
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| Distributed by | Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Box office | $1 286 049[1] |
Cast
editMain and secondary
edit- Dawid Ogrodnik as Zdzisław Najmrodzki[2]
- Robert Więckiewicz as lieutenant Barski[2]
- Rafał Zawierucha as Ujma[2]
- Masza Wągrocka as Teresa[2]
- Jakub Gierszał as Antos[2]
- Andrzej Andrzejewski as Teplic[2]
- Sandra Drzymalska as "Młoda"[2]
- Dorota Kolak as Mira, Zdzisław's mother[2]
- Tomasz Sapryk as Teresa's father[2]
- Bartosz Roch Nowicki as Roch the hippe, Mira's boyfriend[2]
Cameos
edit- Mikołaj Cieślak as the negotiating client[2]
- Izabela Dąbrowska as the school headmaster[2]
- Olga Bołądź as Gabi[2]
- Adam Cywka as the captain of Civilian's Militia[2]
- Artur Krajewski as the professor client[2]
- Paweł Koślik as the hen-pecked husband client[2]
- Barbara Wysocka as the wife of the hen-pecked husband client[2]
- Grzegorz Falkowski as the "just watching" ("Apatche") client[2]
- Olga Sarzyńska as miss "Poodle"[2]
- Radosław Rożniecki as the actor in 997 progremme[2]
- Arkadiusz Machel as Machela, the prison guard[2]
- Robert Jarociński as the television presenter[2]
- Marcin Sitek as the presenter of 997 programme[2]
- Barbara Jonak as the forensic science technician[2]
- Emil Brygoła as the receiver[2]
Production
editThe film was directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, marking his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski.[6] The film was produced by Agnieszka Odorowicz and Andrzej Papis.[2] It was filmed in Kraków, Zabrze, and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgórski as the main cameraman. The music for the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik.[6]
The film was primarily 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 distributed in Poland by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.[2]
The film premiered on 18 August 2021, at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[3][4] It was also screened at the Gdynia Film Festival at the end of September 2021.[6] Originally planned to premiere in the autumn of 2020, it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Awards
edit- The audience award at the 2021 Kraków Film Festival[8]
- Award for the best costumes for Marta Ostrowicz at the 2021 Gdynia Film Festival[6]
- Nomination for the Golden Lions award at the 2021 Gdynia Film Festival[6]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[9]
Citations
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Getaway King (2021)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "NAJMRO". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c "Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje". nowehoryzonty.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "New Horizons' Polish Days announces its line-up". cineurope.org. 28 July 2021.
- ^ Do Rzeczy Historia, no. 8(66)/2018. September 2018, pp. 40-43.
- ^ a b c d e "The Getaway King". festiwalgdynia.pl.
- ^ ""Najmro" reż. Mateusz Rakowicz". mff.mazovia.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Last Days of Spring picks up the Krakow Film Award at the 14th Mastercard OFF Camera Film Festival". cineuropa.org. 14 September 2021.
- ^ "The Getaway King". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 2, 2022.