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 Zbigniew Religa, a surgeon who carried out the first

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

as well as Polish Film Award for Best Film. In 2017, he directed a

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'' Breaking the Limits'' 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 *'' 39 i pół'', TV series, episodes 6-13, 2008 *''Wojna żeńsko-męska'', 2011 *'' Bogowie'', 2014 *'' Belfer'', TV series 2016 *''Diagnoza'', TV series, 2017 *'' Breaking the Limits'', 2017 *''Pułapka'', TV series, 2017 *'' Chyłka. Kasacja'', TV series, 2018-2019 *'' Behawiorysta'', TV series, 2022

Screenplay

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

References

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Life and career

Filmography

Screenplay

See also

References