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The Welts(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-10-08
68%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Overview:
Following the death of his mother in '80s Poland, 12-year-old Wojciech has taken the brunt of his stressed father's frustrations with him; the boy frequently gets punished via belt. Wojciech's father occasionally tries to, instead, bond with him, but soon snaps back to his short-fused habits. Apart from Wojciech's friend Bartek, no one does anything to help. Jump to present day, Wojciech is a furrow-browed journalist who spends most of his spare time spelunking alone. Just like his father, he has serious anger management issues. Fellow caver Tania feels inexplicably attracted to him, but the love of a good woman may not be enough.
Languages: Polish.
Countries:
Poland
ProductionCompanies: 
Non Stop Film Service
Vision Film
Movie: The Welts
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michał Żebrowski
Wojciech Winkler
Jan Frycz
Andrzej Winkler
Agnieszka Grochowska
Tania
Borys Szyc
Bartosz
Alan Andersz
Bartosz, age 12
Leszek Piskorz
Priest
Jan Peszek
Editor-in-Chief
Dorota Kamińska
Tania's Mother
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Overview
Following the death of his mother in '80s Poland, 12-year-old Wojciech has taken the brunt of his stressed father's frustrations with him; the boy frequently gets punished via belt. Wojciech's father occasionally tries to, instead, bond with him, but soon snaps back to his short-fused habits. Apart from Wojciech's friend Bartek, no one does anything to help. Jump to present day, Wojciech is a furrow-browed journalist who spends most of his spare time spelunking alone. Just like his father, he has serious anger management issues. Fellow caver Tania feels inexplicably attracted to him, but the love of a good woman may not be enough.
Release Date
2004-10-08
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6.846
Rating:
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