Destined for Blues (2005)

Original title

Skazany na bluesa

Directed by

Jan Kidawa-Błoński

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biographical drama about Ryszard Riedel, the lead singer of the Polish blues rock band Dżem. It follows his music career, his relationships with his wife and father, and his struggle with drug addiction.

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What happens

Destined for Blues (Polish: Skazany na bluesa) is a 2005 Polish biographical musical drama film directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel, leader of Polish blues rock band Dżem. The movie concentrates on his family relationships with both his wife Małgorzata and his father, his music career and his addiction to "kompot". Destined for Blues won Polish Film Awards for Best Costume Design and Gdynia Polish Film Festival awards for Best Costume Design, Best Debut Actor (Tomasz Kot) and Audience Award. Film was shot in Tychy, Katowice, Warsaw, Nieporęt and Świętochłowice in October 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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