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A Man Thing

A Man Thing

7,7 /10 (14 Votes)
2001 PL 26 min

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

0.2

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Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Męska sprawa

Language

PL

Runtime

26 min

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anunsungzer0

2012-07-28

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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