The Collector 2005
Synopsis
Lucjan Bohme is a debt collector in a small town in Lower Silesia. Young and go-getting, well set in the world of lawyers, he enjoys support of the local notables. Uncompromising and extremely effective he reaches for new positions and honors, arousing fear among his victims – the debtors. Yet under the influence of dramatic events his life changes. He wants to repair the damage done, but will he succeed?
Awards
2003 – The Hartley-Merrill Award – for the script in the Polish edition of the contest (Grzegorz Łoszewski)
2005 – Gdynia Film Festival – Grand Prix (Grand Jury Award "Golden Lions")
2005 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Screenplay (Grzegorz Łoszewski)
2005 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Cinematography (Bartosz Prokopowicz)
2005 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Actor in a Leading Role (Andrzej Chyra)
2005 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Supporting Actress (Kinga Preis)
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award for Best Film of 2005
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award for Best Director in 2005 (Feliks Falk)
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award for Best Screenplay of 2005 (Grzegorz Łoszewski)
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 2005 (Anna Wunderlich)
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005 (Kinga Preis)
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2005 (Andrzej Chyra)
2006 – Eagle, Polish Academy Award – Audience Award
2006 – International Film Festival in Berlin - Ecumenical Jury Prize "for the creation of apt and harrowing portrait of contemporary political transformations in Poland and its presentation in the form of a parable of corruption which conveys a universal message, and for high artistic qualities and the protection of such values as justice, generosity, and human dignity."
2006 – "Prowincjonalia" Nationwide Festival of the Film Art in Września – the Jancio Wodnik Main Prize
2006 – "Prowincjonalia" Nationwide Festival of the Film Art in Września – Best Male Lead (Andrzej Chyra)
2006 – Golden Duck (granted by the "Film" monthly) in the category of Best Polish Film of 2005
2006 – Golden Duck (awarded by the "Film" monthly) in the category of Best Polish Actor of 2005(Andrzej Chyra)
2006 – International Film Forum "Golden Knight", Moscow - Golden Knight Award for Best Male Lead (Andrzej Chyra)
2006 – International Film Forum "Golden Knight", Moscow – Diploma for the screenplay (Grzegorz Łoszewski)
2006 – the Zbyszek Cybulski Award (Kinga Preis)
2007 – International Film Festival, Tehran – Best Screenplay (Grzegorz Łoszewski)
2007 – Worldfest Independent Film Festival, Houston – Golden Award in the feature film category
About
Year of production:
2005
Producer:
Executive Producer:
Jerzy Buchwald, Dorota Ostrowska-Orlińska
Genre:
psychological drama
Premiere:
07-10-2005
Technical specs:
Color, 93 min.
Production:
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- Perspektywa Film Studio, Polish Television TVP S.A., Canal+ Poland, Documentary and Feature Film Production Company (WFDiF) , ,
Co-producer:
Andrzej Serdiukow (TVP), Paweł Mossakowski (Canal+), Włodzimierz Niderhaus (WFDiF)
Co-financing:
Film Production Agency, Script Agency
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Feliks Falk
Written by:
Grzegorz Łoszewski
Cinematography by:
Bartosz Prokopowicz
Edited by:
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Music by:
Bartłomiej Gliniak
Sound by:
Maria Chilarecka-Barczyńska, Aleksander Musiałowski
Set Decoration by:
Anna Wunderlich
Costume Designer:
Małgorzata Braszka
Production Manager:
Paweł Gabryś
Cast
Andrzej Chyra (Lucjan Bohme),
Małgorzata Kożuchowska (lawyer Anna Zenke, Lucjan\'s lover),
Kinga Preis (nurse Gosia Bednarek, Lucjan\'s ex-girlfriend),
Grzegorz Wojdon (Jasiek Marczak, Lucjan\'s assistant),
Jan Frycz (Chudy),
Sławomir Orzechowski (Wiśniak),
Marian Dziędziel (Horst),
Marian Opania (Robert Chełst),
Mieczysław Grąbka (prosecutor),
Dariusz Kowalski (Zenke, Anna\'s husband),
Krzysztof Dracz (Romański),
Małgorzata Ząbkowska (Mrs Horst),
Juliusz Krzysztof Warunek (Bednarek, Gosia\'s husband),
Paweł Iwanicki (Abramow),
Cezary Łukaszewicz (Marczak),
Katarzyna Żak (secretary Kasia),
Dariusz Maj (acquaintance of Jasiek Marczak),
Włodzimierz Dyła (workman),
Halina Bednarz (Chudy\'s wife),
Ewa Biała (Romański\'s wife),
Krystyna Rutkowska (cleaner, the Bednareks\' neighbor),
Urszula Bogucka (Alinka Bednarek, Gosia\'s daughter),
Ewa Kania (secretary in the prosecutor\'s office),
Robert Latusek (intensive care doctor),
Jan Tomaszewicz (doctor),
Karol Stępkowski (auctioneer),
Beata Rynkiewicz-Zaborowska (clerk),
Piotr Kondrat (Gromek, participant of Chełst\'s funeral),
Marek Kędzierski,
Lech Gwit (Kołodziejski),
Zuzanna Helska (Kołodziejska),
Maciej Sosnowski (janitor),
Arkadiusz Cyran,
Krzysztof Rogacewicz (Kalinowski),
Justyna Pawlicka (Justyna, Bohme\'s secretary)