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Jakub Gierszał
Jakub Gierszał (born 20 March 1988) is a Polish actor. His screen debut was in 2009, playing the role of Kazik in the film '' All that I love'' (Polish: Wszystko, co kocham). He later starred in the film '' Suicide Room'' (Polish: Sala Samobójców), in which he played the character of Dominik, a high school student from a wealthy family who developed a mental health problem. Gierszał was born in Kraków. His father, Marek, is a theatre director working mainly in Germany. When Jakub was a few months old, his parents moved to Hamburg. After 11 years he returned to Poland and settled in Toruń. He is a student at the Kraków Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 2012, he was a Polish Film Award nominee for Best Actor for his role in ''Suicide Room''. Gierszał also received a Shooting Stars Award that year. He earned his second Polish Film Award nomination for Best Actor for ''Breaking the Limits'' (2017). Selected filmography *'' All That I Love'' (2009) as Kazik *'' Milion dolarów' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasting
''Lasting'' (original title: Nieulotne) is a 2013 Polish Drama (film and television), drama film directed and written by Jacek Borcuch. Plot ''Lasting'' is an emotional love story about Michał and Karina, a pair of Polish students who meet and fall in love while working summer jobs in Spain. An unexpected nightmare brutally breaks into their carefree time in the heavenly landscape and throws their lives into chaos.Ángela Molina. Detrás de la mirada: Recuerdos de una vida contados 8491640681 - Ángela Molina, Elena Martínez - 2017 - NIEULOTNE. (INDELEBLE). Dirección: Jacek Borcuch Reparto: Jakub Gierszal, Magdalena Berus, Ángela Molina, Juan José Ballesta, Joanna Kulig, Andrzej Chyra Michal (Jakub Gierszal) y Karina (Magdalena Berus) son dos estudiantes polacos que se enamoran durante una vendimia en España, aunque su aventura se ve cortada por un acontecimiento que cambiará sus vidas para siempre. 2014 ... Cast * Magdalena Berus as Karina * Jakub Gierszał as Michał * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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The Getaway King
''The Getaway King'' is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, and written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski. The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021. The film was based on the life of Zdzisław Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief who was active in the Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, and who was notable for escaping from prison and the authorities 29 times. Production The film was directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, being his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski. The film was produced by Agnieszka Odorowicz and Andrzej Papis. It was filmed in Kraków, Zabrze and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgórski as main cameraman. The music to the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik. The film was mainly produced by TV & Film Production, and additionally co-produced by Grupa Polsat Plus and Mazovia Warsaw Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Boot (TV Series)
''Das Boot'' is a German television series produced by Bavaria Fiction for Sky One and a sequel to ''Das Boot'' (1981). Based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 book of the same name with additions from his 1995 sequel, ''Die Festung'', the series continues the anti-war narrative at sea in the Battle of the Atlantic on board various U-boats, and on land, in France and other locations in Europe associated with the resistance to German occupation during World War II, as well as America. Plot The series picks up in late 1942, nine months after the events of 1941. In season one, the narrative is split into two strands: one at sea, on board ', and the other, on land, in La Rochelle, France, with the French resistance. The sea-land dual storyline continues in subsequent seasons, providing multiple points of view towards World War II. The second season takes place in 1943, following captain von Reinhartz of ''U-822'' as he attempts to defect to America, while deposed captain Hoffman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Words (2017 Film)
''Beyond Words'' is a 2017 Dutch-Polish drama film directed by Urszula Antoniak. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Jakub Gierszał as Michael * Andrzej Chyra as Stanislaw * Christian Löber as Franz * Justyna Wasilewska References External links * 2017 films 2017 drama films Dutch drama films Polish drama films 2010s Polish-language films {{Poland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoor (film)
''Spoor'' ( pl, Pokot) is a 2017 Polish crime film directed by Agnieszka Holland, adapted from the novel ''Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead'' by Olga Tokarczuk. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, the film won the Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear). It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The Polish-language title, ''Pokot'', is a hunting term that refers to the count of wild animals killed. The English title ''Spoor'' refers to the traces and tracks left behind by the hunted game. Plot The film is set in a remote mountainous region of the Kłodzko Valley in south-western Poland, where an eccentric elderly woman, Janina Duszejko, lives with her two dogs. Her dogs disappear one day while she is giving Nowina, a local woman, a ride to the store. She confronts her neighbour who she calls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lure (2015 Film)
''The Lure'' ( pl, Córki dancingu, lit=Daughters of Dancing) is a 2015 Polish horror musical film directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska. It tells of two sirens who emerge from the waters and perform in a nightclub. One falls in love with a man, and gives up her tail, but loses her voice in the process. The story is a reworking of the 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, with inspiration from Smoczyńska's experiences. After a Polish premiere, the film screened at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and Fantasia Film Festival, to positive reviews. Plot Some time in the 1980s, two sirens, Golden and Silver, encounter a rock band, Figs n' Dates, relaxing and playing music on a beach in Poland. They accompany the band back to the nightclub where they regularly perform and begin playing gigs there, performing as strippers and backup singers. The sirens soon become their own act, The Lure, with the band backing them. Golden murders a bar patron after a show one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracula Untold
''Dracula Untold'' is a 2014 American dark fantasy action-horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. A reboot of the ''Dracula'' film series, the plot creates an origin story for the titular character, rather than using the storyline of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel. In this adaptation, Dracula is the monster alter ego of historical figure Vlad III "the Impaler" Drăculea. Luke Evans portrays the title character, with Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, and Charles Dance cast in supporting roles. Principal photography began in Northern Ireland on August 5, 2013. Universal Pictures released the film in regular and IMAX cinemas on October 10, 2014. ''Dracula Untold'' grossed $217 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics. Plot In the 15th century, Vlad Drăculea is the Prince of Wallachia and Transylvania. As a child, he was a royal ward in the palace of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finsterworld
''Finsterworld'' is a 2013 German motion picture drama directed by Frauke Finsterwalder and co-written by Finsterwalder and Christian Kracht, starring Margit Carstensen, Sandra Hüller, Corinna Harfouch, Christoph Bach, Carla Juri, and Jakub Gierszał. Plot ''Finsterworld'' is an ensemble piece with twelve main characters who are gradually shown to interconnect with each other. These include a pedicurist, three generations of the Sandberg family, and a documentarist and her policeman boyfriend, who is secretly a furry. Production and release The film was shot at various locations in Bavaria and Tanzania. Its world premiere was at the 2013 Montréal World Film Festival. It opened in German cinemas in October 2013, in Austria in January 2014 and in Switzerland in March 2014. Soundtrack The film features an original score by composer Michaela Melián, singer of the German new wave band FSK, and is bookended by the song "The Wind" by Cat Stevens. Critical response ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
