Day of the Wacko (2002)

Original title

Dzień świra

Directed by

Marek Koterski

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

18

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 242 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a single day in the life of Adaś Miauczyński, a divorced middle-aged teacher struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He deals with his ex-wife, his son, and his own intense irritations in a series of everyday setbacks.

frustratingclaustrophobicintimateemotionally rawanxiousgroundedbitterly comic

What happens

Day of the Wacko (Polish: Dzień świra) is a 2002 Polish comedy-drama about a day in the life of Adaś Miauczyński, a frustrated, divorced, middle-aged teacher who has OCD. Written and directed by Marek Koterski, the film stars Marek Kondrat, Janina Traczykówna, Andrzej Grabowski, Michał Koterski, Joanna Sienkiewicz, and Monika Donner-Trelińska. It is the sixth in a nine-part series of films about the character Miauczyński. Each story showcases a different aspect or era of his life, often with little continuity between them. Among others, Day of the Wacko picked up several prizes at the 2003 Polish Film Awards: Kondrat won Best Actor in a Leading Role and Koterski Best Screenplay. At the 27th Polish Film Festival, Koterski was awarded a Golden Lion and the award of the Polish Filmmakers Association for "creative representation of reality"; Kondrat won Best Actor and Maria Chilarecka won for sound. The film received two Eagle Awards, for Best Leading Male Role and Best Screenplay. Day of the Wacko was also awarded the Prize of the President of the Association of Polish People of Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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