Tricks

2007 1h 35m PL

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 37

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with small sacrifices, but things go wrong and then Stefek tries a very risky trick.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Damian Ul
Stefek
Ewelina Walendziak
Elka
Tomasz Sapryk
Father
Rafal Guzniczak
Jerzy
Iwona Fornalczyk
Mother
Joanna Liszowska
Violka
Andrzej Golejewski
Homeless
Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
Turek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrzej Jakimowski
Writers: Andrzej Jakimowski
Languages: Italian, Polish
Countries: Poland

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Polish.

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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 Andrzej Jakimowski, shot by Adam Bajerski. 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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Original score by Tomasz Gąssowski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Damian Ul and Ewelina Walendziak and Tomasz Sapryk carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1094278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrzej Jakimowski directs. Adam Bajerski behind the camera. Tomasz Gąssowski scores. Cezary Grzesiuk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Italian, Polish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Polish.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Andrzej Jakimowski, shot by Adam Bajerski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tomasz Gąssowski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Cezary Grzesiuk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Damian Ul and Ewelina Walendziak and Tomasz Sapryk carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1094278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.