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"The story of an experiment"

2001 1h 9m PL

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A young scientist becomes a victim of his own experiment. Andrzej Majer, a psychiatrist, decides to go to a psychiatric hospital for three months as a patient in order to learn the secrets of his profession.

“The story of an experiment”

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Cast

Bartłomiej Topa
Andrzej Majer
Jerzy Łapiński
Zimiński
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Krynicki
Paweł Wilczak
Nowacki
Dorota Sadowska
Maria
Arkadiusz Jakubik
Kowalski
Lech Dyblik
Nowakowski
Andrzej Mastalerz
Goebbels

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wojtek Smarzowski
Writers: Jacek Głębski, Wojtek Smarzowski
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wojtek Smarzowski, shot by Andrzej Szulkowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paweł Laskowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bartłomiej Topa and Jerzy Łapiński and Krzysztof Pieczyński carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of an experiment".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8264408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Wojtek Smarzowski directs. Andrzej Szulkowski behind the camera. Paweł Laskowski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Wojtek Smarzowski, shot by Andrzej Szulkowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Paweł Laskowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bartłomiej Topa and Jerzy Łapiński and Krzysztof Pieczyński carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The story of an experiment".
8IMDB entry: tt8264408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.