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ABOUT THE MOVIE

We meet the main character as he leaves prison after serving a 5-year sentence for battery and the resulting manslaughter. At the time of his release from prison, he has no plan for his life. He is now 25 years old and has spent most of his early adulthood locked up. So he doesn't quite know what it's like to "be an adult" outside the prison walls. Waiting for him at home is his alcohol-addicted mother and the specter of eviction for his mother's unpaid rent bills.
The difficult situation the protagonist finds himself in forces him to deal with all sorts of institutions and try to find a job. We follow his journey through visits to the labor office and unsuccessful attempts to find employment.
Eventually, however, the protagonist manages to find a job and seems to start getting back on his feet by solving a difficult situation. It turns out, however, that he is cheated by one of his employers, and then he faces a dilemma - should he go back to his familiar ways of resolving conflicts?
How to deal with injustice and an extremely unsupportive environment?

JAKUB ŁYSAKOWSKI - cultural expert, film critic

I read the script of "Wojtus" with great interest and hope. Rarely does our cinematography host a theme so strongly rooted in social relations, following with documentary sensitivity and inquisitiveness the actions of the title character, a former prisoner. The theme, atmosphere and emotion that the text carries reminds us of the best European and world achievements, for example, the social, documentary-grown cinema of Eric Zonka.

I'm rooting for this project, because it is worth our attention, it raises current, relevant issues in a way not seen in our country for a long time.

Misja

WHY ARE WE MAKING THIS FILM?

Social change can be initiated by various factors. We believe that cinema can be the first step in the pursuit of it.
By touching on the extremely important topic of the rehabilitation of convicted persons in early adulthood, we give the viewer the opportunity to reflect and analyze their own point of view. We prompt them to rethink their own attitude towards marginalized people, thus extending a helping hand to the main character. The chance he receives is not an attempt to whitewash his behavior or views, it only indicates that without the help of the rest of society, the transformation will not happen.

CAST/CREATORS

Actor (in the film Wojtuś)

Damian Krajczyk

Graduate of the Lart Studio post-secondary acting school (2011) and an actor of the Puppetry Art Department at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw (2018).
To a wider audience known for: The Great Water of Sexify, Sløborn and others

Actor (Janusz)

Przemysław Kapsa

Actor at the Juliusz Osterwa Theater in Gorzow Wielkopolski. In 1989 he received a diploma from the L. Solski State Theater Academy in Wroclaw. In 1994 he won the "Golden Spire" in the plebiscite for the most popular actor in Wroclaw organized by the Wroclaw Society of Friends of Theater and the editors of the "Polish Word". In 2010 he received the "Ring of Melpomene," an award for the most popular actor of the Juliusz Osterwa Theater in Gorzow Wielkopolski. In 2015, he was awarded the "Meritorious for Polish Culture" badge.

Actress (Iza)

Sylwia Achu

Fifth year student at the Theatre Academy in Warsaw. She has been associated with the Polish Theater in Poznan, and in Warsaw with the Powszechny Theater, the Syrena Theater and the Contemporary Theater.
To a wider audience she is known for: My Agent.

and:

Joanna Matuszak

Adam Zych

Sylwia Witkowska

Maciej Litkowski

Maciej Sikorski

Maja Bartlewska

Grażyna Nieciecka-Puchalik

Taiga Dąbrowska

Maria Dąbrowska

Director

Dominik Czech

Graduate of the Lubuska School of Television and Film in Zielona Gora. He began his adventure with the camera in 1999 at GTV television in Gorzow. Initially, his work was closely related to the media. In 2018, he co-lead the film workshops at the Dąbskie Film Evenings. He is the winner of many film competitions, winning individual awards and prizes. Since 2014, he has lived in Szczecin.

Audience Award - Szczecin FF 2020
Best cinematography - Tosiek! Skierniewice 2022

Screenwriter

Weronika Bogdan

Actress and screenwriter who works in Poland and Denmark. She gained experience on the boards of the SOK Theater inSuwałki, as well as on the sets of film and television productions made mainly in Cracow. She has also worked as a reader and editor of podcasts. She completed a number of acting courses, including a 2-year Acting Training at the Meisner Laboratory in Warsaw. She also graduated from Jagiellonian University with a degree in Psychology. She is currently working on advertising and film projects in Copenhagen.

Camera operator

Łukasz Nyks

Cinematographer, editor, cinematographer of films and music videos (including "Sinfonietta", "Not so much by the sea", "Furous"). Co-owner of the Mstudio film group.
More important filmography:
The Great Green Wall, Africa - Africa (2015)
Father0 (2015)

and:

Arkadiusz Zacharko

Piotr Krężel

Borys Panfil

Katarzyna Nadworna

Sara Szymkiewicz

Alicja Jastrzębska

Iwona Rząd

Paula Ewa Krawczyk

Urszula Misztak

Leszek Fiącek

Robert Ostiak

Michał Parchimowicz

Krzysztof Piskuła

Pavlo Yavorskyi

Konrad Wujciów

Lila Miller

Sławomir Stępień

Michał Matys

2nd director

Executive producer, production manager

1st as. cam, gaffer

Asystent kierownika produkcji

Production designer

Production assistent

Make-up artist

Music

Sound designer

Boom operator

1st as. camera, gaffer

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