Dawid Ogrodnik

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You Are God (2012)

One of the biggest Polish film premieres of 2012 and eagerly anticipated for over a decade, it is the story of the late 90s generation and the three friends behind the music: Magik, Focus and Rahim. The fact-based film directed by Leszek Dawid charts the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leszek Dawid
CAST:  Marcin Kowalczyk  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Tomasz Schuchardt  •  Arkadiusz Jakubik

One of the biggest Polish film premieres of 2012 and eagerly anticipated for over a decade, it is the story of the late 90s generation and the three friends behind the music: Magik, Focus and Rahim. The fact-based film directed by Leszek Dawid charts the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leszek Dawid
CAST:  Marcin Kowalczyk  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Tomasz Schuchardt  •  Arkadiusz Jakubik

Life Feels Good (2013)

Mateusz is an intelligent, romantic young man tragically trapped inside his own body, suffering from severe cerebral palsy that makes speech and controlled movement nearly impossible. Born into a loving family, Mateusz’s protected world is shattered when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Pieprzyca
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Arkadiusz Jakubik  •  Kamil Tkacz  •  Dorota Kolak

Mateusz is an intelligent, romantic young man tragically trapped inside his own body, suffering from severe cerebral palsy that makes speech and controlled movement nearly impossible. Born into a loving family, Mateusz’s protected world is shattered when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Pieprzyca
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Arkadiusz Jakubik  •  Kamil Tkacz  •  Dorota Kolak

Ida (2013)

Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paweł Pawlikowski
CAST:  Agata Trzebuchowska  •  Agata Kulesza  •  Joanna Kulig  •  Dawid Ogrodnik

Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paweł Pawlikowski
CAST:  Agata Trzebuchowska  •  Agata Kulesza  •  Joanna Kulig  •  Dawid Ogrodnik

The Word (2014)

Days before the end of the school year, Liliana gives Janek an ultimatum, giving him 24 hours to either prove his love for her or forget about her altogether.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Kazejak
CAST:  Mateusz Więcławek  •  Magdalena Popławska  •  Eliza Rycembel  •  Dawid Ogrodnik

Days before the end of the school year, Liliana gives Janek an ultimatum, giving him 24 hours to either prove his love for her or forget about her altogether.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Kazejak
CAST:  Mateusz Więcławek  •  Magdalena Popławska  •  Eliza Rycembel  •  Dawid Ogrodnik

The Last Family (2016)

Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz and the couple's aging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan P. Matuszyński
CAST:  Andrzej Seweryn  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Aleksandra Konieczna  •  Andrzej Chyra

Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz and the couple's aging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan P. Matuszyński
CAST:  Andrzej Seweryn  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Aleksandra Konieczna  •  Andrzej Chyra

11 Minutes (2015)

The lives of urbanites intertwine in a world where anything can happen at any time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerzy Skolimowski
CAST:  Richard Dormer  •  Wojciech Mecwaldowski  •  Andrzej Chyra  •  Dawid Ogrodnik

The lives of urbanites intertwine in a world where anything can happen at any time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerzy Skolimowski
CAST:  Richard Dormer  •  Wojciech Mecwaldowski  •  Andrzej Chyra  •  Dawid Ogrodnik

Disco Polo (2015)

Young wannabe musicians from the province decide to write hit song and gain the top of the charts in order to become legends of disco polo  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Bochniak
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Piotr Głowacki  •  Joanna Kulig  •  Tomasz Kot

Young wannabe musicians from the province decide to write hit song and gain the top of the charts in order to become legends of disco polo  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Bochniak
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Piotr Głowacki  •  Joanna Kulig  •  Tomasz Kot

Silent Night (2017)

Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Domalewski
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Tomasz Ziętek  •  Arkadiusz Jakubik  •  Agnieszka Suchora

Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Domalewski
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Tomasz Ziętek  •  Arkadiusz Jakubik  •  Agnieszka Suchora

The Great Mystical Circus (2018)

The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Diegues
CAST:  Vincent Cassel  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Jesuíta Barbosa  •  Catherine Mouchet

The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Diegues
CAST:  Vincent Cassel  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Jesuíta Barbosa  •  Catherine Mouchet

Father (2015)

A man falls into an existential crisis when he must simultaneously cope with the death of his father as he celebrates the birth of his first child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Artur Urbański
CAST:  Zygmunt Malanowicz  •  Karolina Porcari  •  Artur Urbański  •  Andrzej Konopka

A man falls into an existential crisis when he must simultaneously cope with the death of his father as he celebrates the birth of his first child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Artur Urbański
CAST:  Zygmunt Malanowicz  •  Karolina Porcari  •  Artur Urbański  •  Andrzej Konopka

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DIRECTION:  Jacek Piotr Bławut
CAST:  Julia Odzimek  •  Leo Stubbs  •  Marek Bukowski  •  Magdalena Cielecka

Dark, Almost Night (2019)

A reporter, Alicja Tabor, after many years returns to her hometown of Wałbrzych to write a report about kidnapped children and also to face her own dark family history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Borys Lankosz
CAST:  Magdalena Cielecka  •  Marcin Dorociński  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Dorota Kolak

A reporter, Alicja Tabor, after many years returns to her hometown of Wałbrzych to write a report about kidnapped children and also to face her own dark family history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Borys Lankosz
CAST:  Magdalena Cielecka  •  Marcin Dorociński  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Dorota Kolak

Oleg (2019)

Oleg, a young Latvian butcher, arrives in Brussels in the hope of getting a better salary in a meat factory. His experience turns short after being betrayed by a colleague. Alone in a country where he doesn’t belong, he quickly falls under the yoke of Andrzej, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juris Kursietis
CAST:  Valentin Novopolskij  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Anna Próchniak  •  Adam Szyszkowski

Oleg, a young Latvian butcher, arrives in Brussels in the hope of getting a better salary in a meat factory. His experience turns short after being betrayed by a colleague. Alone in a country where he doesn’t belong, he quickly falls under the yoke of Andrzej, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juris Kursietis
CAST:  Valentin Novopolskij  •  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Anna Próchniak  •  Adam Szyszkowski

Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (2019)

Inspired by true events, a story of a blind grand piano genius. As a child Mietek loses his sight. His mother places him in the care of the nuns in Laski. At the centre for the blind the boy discovers that music may be his way of seeing the world again and of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Pieprzyca
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Cyprian Grabowski  •  Piotr Adamczyk  •  Mikołaj Chroboczek

Inspired by true events, a story of a blind grand piano genius. As a child Mietek loses his sight. His mother places him in the care of the nuns in Laski. At the centre for the blind the boy discovers that music may be his way of seeing the world again and of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Pieprzyca
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Cyprian Grabowski  •  Piotr Adamczyk  •  Mikołaj Chroboczek

Magnesium (2020)

A western, inspired by the likes of Tarantino and Leone, set in the 1920s in the borderland between Poland and the USSR: Twin brothers plan to rob a rival Mafia style family, an instance of female empowerment in that it is run by sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Bochniak
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Mateusz Kościukiewicz  •  Maja Ostaszewska  •  Agata Kulesza

A western, inspired by the likes of Tarantino and Leone, set in the 1920s in the borderland between Poland and the USSR: Twin brothers plan to rob a rival Mafia style family, an instance of female empowerment in that it is run by sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Bochniak
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Mateusz Kościukiewicz  •  Maja Ostaszewska  •  Agata Kulesza

How I Fell in Love with a Gangster (2022)

A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Kawulski
CAST:  Tomasz Włosok  •  Aleks Kurdzielewicz  •  Julia Wieniawa  •  Antoni Królikowski

A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maciej Kawulski
CAST:  Tomasz Włosok  •  Aleks Kurdzielewicz  •  Julia Wieniawa  •  Antoni Królikowski

The Getaway King (2021)

Comedy about Zdzisław Najmrodzki, most famous polish criminal in the times of Polish People Republic, named "the getaway king", known for stealing cars and escaping prison many times, but never hurting anybody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mateusz Rakowicz
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Masza Wągrocka  •  Robert Więckiewicz  •  Rafał Zawierucha

Comedy about Zdzisław Najmrodzki, most famous polish criminal in the times of Polish People Republic, named "the getaway king", known for stealing cars and escaping prison many times, but never hurting anybody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mateusz Rakowicz
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Masza Wągrocka  •  Robert Więckiewicz  •  Rafał Zawierucha

All Our Fears (2022)

Daniel is respected by his village community as long as he bravely supports the fight for their affairs. He is in love with the boy next door, Olek, who is not ready to reveal his sexual identity. Their relationship develops in secret. When a teenage friend can no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Łukasz Ronduda  •  Łukasz Gutt
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Maria Maj  •  Andrzej Chyra  •  Oskar Rybaczek

Daniel is respected by his village community as long as he bravely supports the fight for their affairs. He is in love with the boy next door, Olek, who is not ready to reveal his sexual identity. Their relationship develops in secret. When a teenage friend can no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Łukasz Ronduda  •  Łukasz Gutt
CAST:  Dawid Ogrodnik  •  Maria Maj  •  Andrzej Chyra  •  Oskar Rybaczek

Las

Upcoming Polish feature from director Joanna Zastróżna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Zastrózna
CAST:  Andrzej Chyra  •  Sandra Korzeniak  •  Marian Dziędziel  •  Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz

Upcoming Polish feature from director Joanna Zastróżna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Zastrózna
CAST:  Andrzej Chyra  •  Sandra Korzeniak  •  Marian Dziędziel  •  Leon K. Dziemaszkiewicz

Broad Peak (2022)

After climbing Broad Peak mountain, Maciej Berbeka learns his journey to the summit is incomplete. 25 years later, he sets out to finish what he started.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leszek Dawid
CAST:  Ireneusz Czop  •  Maja Ostaszewska  •  Łukasz Simlat  •  Piotr Głowacki

After climbing Broad Peak mountain, Maciej Berbeka learns his journey to the summit is incomplete. 25 years later, he sets out to finish what he started.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leszek Dawid
CAST:  Ireneusz Czop  •  Maja Ostaszewska  •  Łukasz Simlat  •  Piotr Głowacki
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