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Zad wielkiego wieloryba (1990)

Zad wielkiego wieloryba poster
Directed by
Mariusz Treliński
Genre
drama
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who emigrated from Poland remembers his time living in a Warsaw studio where he hung out with people on the fringes of society. One of them was Robert, a failed painter and musician whose drug addiction ruined his relationships and led to his death.

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What happens

Zad wielkiego wieloryba – polski film obyczajowy z 1987 roku. Rojewicz zwany Royem to chłopak, który wyemigrował z kraju. Wspomina czas kiedy mieszkał w Warszawie w pracowni, gdzie spotykali się ludzie marginesu społecznego. Jednym z nich był Robert, niedoszły malarz. Chciał być malarzem i muzykiem, ale zniszczyły go narkotyki. Przestała się liczyć rodzina i dziewczyna, która zaszła z nim w ciążę. To wszystko wraca do Roya ze zdwojoną siłą na wieść o śmierci Roberta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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