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Day of the Wacko(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-06-07
77%
206 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.
Languages: Polish.
Countries:
Poland
ProductionCompanies:
Non Stop Film Service
Zebra Film Studio
Vision Film
Movie: Day of the Wacko
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marek Kondrat
Adam Miauczyński
Janina Traczykówna
Adam's mother
Andrzej Grabowski
Hand, Adam's neighbor
Michał Koterski
Sylwester Miauczyński
Joanna Sienkiewicz
Adaś' Ex-Wife
Monika Donner-Trelińska
Ela
Aleksander Bednarz
sąsiad z dołu
Zbigniew Buczkowski
dozorca "golący" trawnik pod oknem
Dorota Chotecka
właścicielka psa w przedziale pociągu
Maria Ciunelis
wariatka w przedziale pociągu
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Overview
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.
Release Date
2002-06-07
Average
7.7
Rating:
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