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Cinema Under the Stars
As the historic urban space of Toruń constitutes an unforgettable experience in itself, weshall let you have a taste of it during this year’s edition of the festival. Once again, we aregoing to meet in the yard of the Old Town City Hall in Toruń where you will have a chance to watch five films we have selected for that particular scenery: More »
Castle Cinema
Let us take you back to the 1980s, amidst the unique scenery of the ruins of the Teutonic Castle, when some of the legendary horror films, now considered ‘cult classics’ were made. Although many of them were remade – some even saw many sequels made to continue the original idea – our intention is to show you the archetypes of the characters that have forever gone down in the history of this particular genre. The genre that is adored by so many devoted cinema goers. More »
Must See Must Be
The section Must See Must Bee is a summary of the films screened during the most important film festivals around the world which even the most knowledgeable film enthusiasts might have missed, when making an effort to digest the plethora of new film productions. More »
Three Minutes. 21:37
Trzy Minuty. 21:37 · dir. Maciej Ślesicki
Poland 2010, 90’
Three minutes are a turning point lives of characters. During sixty seconds someone’s life may diametrically change, sometimes it may end…
A sensitive boy who can’t agree with aggression around him, becomes more violent than he used to be. The director who doesn’t want to make films and instead of using up the chance for international production, falls in love with his English teacher…The painter stucked in deadlock…The father who would like to protect son from his past… All their lots will meet during three minutes.
The title 21:37 refers to the authentic event after the death of the Pope John Paul II when the Poles in an unparalleled and unifying gesture turned off lights in their homes.
| Director: | Maciej Ślesicki |
| Screenplay: | Maciej Ślesicki |
| Cinematography: | Andrzej Ramlau |
| Editing: | Krzysztof Paluchowski, Kamil Czwartosz |
| Cast: | Bogusław Linda, Piotr Adamczyk, Agnieszka Grochowska, Krzysztof Stroiński, Paweł Królikowski, Mateusz Damięcki |
| Awards: | Złote Lwy / Golden Lions – Najlepsza Drugoplanowa Rola Kobieca / Best Supporting Actress (FPFF Gdynia 2010) |
Maciej Ślesicki ― director, producer and screenwriter ― was born in 1966 in Warsaw. He graduated The Faculty Of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia, at cinematography specialisation. After awarded debut Tato (Daddy) he decided to continue making this kind of movies ― intelligent and humorous mixing of genres. Next film, thrilling comedy Sara was well-accepted by critics and became a big commercial success. Maciej Ślesicki directed the first Polish situation comedy, 13th Police Station, to which he wrote also the screenplay. In 2004 he founded The Film School in Warsaw in cooperation with Bogusław Linda and in 2005 he set up the film studio PAISA FILMS with an independent producer Jolanta Rojek.
