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2021 Polish film
The Getaway King
Film poster
Directed byMateusz Rakowicz
Written byŁukasz M. Maciejewski
Mateusz Rakowicz
Produced byAgnieszka Odorowicz
Andrzej Papis
Starring
CinematographyJacek Podgórski
Edited bySebastian Mialik
Music byAndrzej Smolik
Production
companies
Distributed byDystrybucja Mówi Serwis
Release dates
Running time100 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Box office$1 286 049

The Getaway King is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, and written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski. The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021. The film was based on the life of Zdzisław Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief who was active in the Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, and who was notable for escaping from prison and the authorities 29 times.

Cast

Main and secondary

Cameos

Production

The film was directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, marking his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski. The film was produced by Agnieszka Odorowicz and Andrzej Papis. It was filmed in Kraków, Zabrze, and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgórski as the main cameraman. The music for the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik.

The film was primarily produced by TV & Film Production and additionally co-produced by Grupa Polsat Plus and Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission. It was subsidized by the Polish Film Institute and distributed in Poland by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.

The film premiered on 18 August 2021, at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021. It was also screened at the Gdynia Film Festival at the end of September 2021. Originally planned to premiere in the autumn of 2020, it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.

Citations

Notes

  1. Polish: Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje or simply Najmro

References

  1. "The Getaway King (2021)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "NAJMRO". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ "Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje". nowehoryzonty.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ "New Horizons' Polish Days announces its line-up". cineurope.org. 28 July 2021.
  5. Do Rzeczy Historia, no. 8(66)/2018. September 2018, pp. 40-43.
  6. ^ "The Getaway King". festiwalgdynia.pl.
  7. ""Najmro" reż. Mateusz Rakowicz". mff.mazovia.pl (in Polish).
  8. "Last Days of Spring picks up the Krakow Film Award at the 14th Mastercard OFF Camera Film Festival". cineuropa.org. 14 September 2021.
  9. "The Getaway King". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

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