''Sweet Rush'' (Polish: ''Tatarak'') is a 2009 Polish drama film directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...
. The film won the
Alfred Bauer Prize
The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it ...
(in tie with ''
Giant
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'') at the
59th Berlin International Film Festival in 2009.
The film is based on a small-town in Poland in the late 1950s, where an aging woman married to a workaholic doctor meets a young man who makes her feel young again. Framed around this story, lead actress Krystyna Janda discusses the death of her husband from cancer.
Cast
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Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Jolanta Janda (; born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theatre actress, director, and singer. She is best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, including '' Man of ...
– Marta / Actress
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Paweł Szajda – Boguś K.
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Jan Englert – Doctor
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Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak – Friend
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Julia Pietrucha – Halinka
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Roma Gąsiorowska – Housekeeper
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Krzysztof Skonieczny − Stasiek
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Paweł Tomaszewski – Bridge player
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Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Mateusz Kościukiewicz (; born 1 May 1986 in Nowy Tomyśl) is a Polish film actor.
Early life and career
He grew up in Nowy Tomyśl, where he attended the General and Post-Secondary Schools. He studied at the Kraków State Higher Theater School ...
– Bridge player
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Marcin Łuczak – Bridge player
References
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Polish drama films
Films directed by Andrzej Wajda
European Film Awards winners (films)
Films set in Poland
Films produced by Michał Kwieciński
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