THE WARRIOR
(WOJOWNIK)



2007, 85', English/Polish with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Jacek Blawut
SCRIPT:
Jacek Blawut
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Jacek Blawut
EDITING:
Jacek Blawut
SOUND:
Robert Sedzicki, Jacek Piotr Blawut, Wojciech Cwyk
PRODUCERS:
Jerzy Dziegielewski, Aleksander Kutela, Krzysztof Rak, Aleksandra Skonieczna
PRODUCED BY:
HBO Poland

A story of the extraordinary career and the tragic fall of a Polish kick-boxer Marek Piotrowski. In 1988, just a year before the fall of communism in Poland, Marek immigrated to the States with a dream to become a star of kickboxing. He won the title of USA champion and three times he became the world champion. He lived in a luxury. In 1996, his decline commenced: his father died, he got divorced, he learned that he's not the father of a boy he believed to be his son, he fell ill, could not walk or speak. His career collapsed...

Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 4:30 pm. (SAM)