''Soyer'' is a 2017 Polish

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directed by Łukasz Barczyk.

Plot

The film is set in

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. The film's chief protagonist is a youngster named Soyer. His nickname derives from

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, the only food he permits himself to consume for his own well-being and that of other creatures. Soyer is described as either a "fool" or "a modern-day saint". His family treated him for mental disorders, although Soyer never considered himself ill-minded. Soyer considered himself

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. After his mother went to the hospital, his care-taking became the responsibility of his sister, Małgośka and her husband, Janek Bryl, an ambitious banker. Soyer considered the couple's life to be overwhelmingly focused on the material world, whom he sets out to save them from, even against their own will.

Cast

* Cezary Kołacz as Janek Bryl * Maciej Musiałowski as Konrad Sadko "Soyer" * Marianna Zydek as Małgośka * Diana Krupa as the waitress * Kamil Wodka as the head waiter

References

2017 films Polish comedy-drama films 2010s Polish-language films 2017 comedy-drama films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub