Łukasz Palkowski (born 2 March 1976,

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) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

He initially studied at the

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but dropped out. In 2007, he made his first full-length feature film entitled ''Rezerwat''. The film tells the story of a photographer living in the Praga District of Warsaw who becomes infatuated with a local hairdresser and as a result comes into conflict with a criminal who shares a flat with her. He received an award for best debut at the 32nd

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. In 2011, he directed ''Wojna żeńsko-męska'' based on a novel by Hanna Samson, which received much less favourable reviews from critics. In 2014, Palkowski directed his most critically acclaimed film ''

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'' starring

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and based on the life of

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, a surgeon who carried out the first

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in Poland. The film won Grand Prix at the 39th

as well as

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for Best Film. In 2017, he directed a

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Breaking the Limits Breaking the Limits ( pl, Najlepszy) is a 2017 Polish biographical film directed by Łukasz Palkowski about the life of Jerzy Górski. The film stars Jakub Gierszał as Górski. Film shows how Gorski manage to win the double Iron Man triathlon ...

'' inspired by the life of triathlete Jerzy Górski. The film received the Audience Award at the Gdynia Film Festival. He also directed a number of television series including an award-winning

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'' Belfer'' in 2016. He also directed the first six episodes of ''Pułapka'' ("The Trap") TV series in 2018 while in 2019 he directed ''Żmijowisko'' based on Wojciech Chmielarz's crime novel.

Filmography

*''Rezerwat'', 2007 *''

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'', TV series, episodes 6-13, 2008 *''Wojna żeńsko-męska'', 2011 *'' Bogowie'', 2014 *'' Belfer'', TV series 2016 *''Diagnoza'', TV series, 2017 *''

'', 2017 *''Pułapka'', TV series, 2017 *''Chyłka. Kasacja'', TV series, 2018-2019

Screenplay

*''Nasza ulica'', 2004 *''Rezerwat'', 2007

References

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Life and career

Filmography

Screenplay

See also

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