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 substituted for birds. I guess if you haven't …
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A Man Thing
Overview
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, tyrannized by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.
Release date
01/08/2001
Votes
14
Popularity
1.1
Bartosz Idczak
Bartek Idczak
Mariusz Jakus
Andrzej, Coach
Marek Bielecki
Stefan, Father
Katarzyna Bargiełowska
Hanka, Mother
Tomasz Rolinski
Platfus, Brother
Andrzej Wichrowski
Chief of Dog Shelter
Grzegorz Król
Siwy
Mariusz Pilawski
Henryk, Head Master
Katarzyna Chmara
Teacher of Religion
Original Soundtrack
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The Euthanizer
Nice Coloured Girls
Hiatus
Stand by Me
The Celebration
SUTURE
A Very Slow Breakfast
Dajang Soembi, the Woman Who Was Married to a Dog
Kekaiulu Hula Studio
The Professor
Confidence
Martha
Wine colored juice
Anoche soñé con un fantasma
Todo lo que nos falta
The Jealous Sea
Fading Away
By the End of the Night
Sistem S.
On the Hunt