''Edi'' is a 2002 Polish

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film directed and co-written by

Piotr Trzaskalski Piotr Trzaskalski (; born February 5, 1964, in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. Biography A graduate of the National Film School in Łódź. He is probably best known for his film '' Edi'' (2002), which won several aw ...

. It received critical acclaim and eleven

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nominations, winning two for Best Supporting Actor and

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. The film was selected as the Polish entry for

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at the

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, but it was not nominated.

Plot

The film concerns two "scrap pickers" one of whom is falsely accused of seducing a woman and then forced to take care of her child.

Cast

* Henryk Gołębiewski – Edi *

Jacek Braciak Jacek Braciak (born 12 May 1968) is a Polish film and theater actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1991. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Edi'' and ''Rose''. Selected filmography * '' Edi'' (2002 ...

– Jureczek * Jacek Lenartowicz – Brat I * Grzegorz Stelmaszewski – Brat II *

Aleksandra Kisio Aleksandra Kisio (born 22 March 1983) is a Polish actress. Filmography *1999: '' Chłopaki nie płaczą'' – guest's in bar partner *2002: '' Edi'' *2002: '' Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' *2002: ''Jak to się robi z dziewczynami'' *2005: ''Szaleńc ...

– Księżniczka * Dominik Bąk – Cygan * Małgorzata Flegel-Siedler – Krysia * Maria Maj – żona Małego * Tomasz Jarosz – Andrzej * Stefan Rola – Stefan * Grażyna Suchocka – sklepowa

Awards and nominations

It was submitted for the

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, but did not make the cut. However it did win the

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References

External links

* 2002 films 2000s Polish-language films 2002 drama films Polish drama films {{Poland-film-stub