The Bench

Piotr, a seller of cars he imports from Germany, and Kasia, a counterwoman, meet on a bench by the quay. Behind them, there is a canal boat they’re about to get on and cruise along the Odra River. She is looking for love. He is a full time seducer. The characters struggle between the hunger of love and the fear of emotion, between the longing for being close to someone and the inability to communicate, between the need for stabilization and the constant urge to seduce.

Written by: Robert Mąka, Maciej Żak (based on the play by Aleksander Gelman)
Director of photography: Grzegorz Kuczeriszka
Music by: Mikołajczak „Miki” Piotr
Production design by: Andrzej Haliński, Małgorzata Ostrowska
Costume design by: Barbara Łagowska
Editing: Waldek Więcek
Sound: Aleksander Musiałowski, Stefan Chomnicki, Maria Chilarecka
Cast: Jolanta Fraszyńska (Kasia), Artur Żmijewski (Piotr), Katarzyna Sadowska (Andżelika), Artur Pontek (Rudy), Sylwester Maciejewski (captain)
Production manager: Jacek Lipski
Produced by: Pleograf
Co-produced by: Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Kino Świat International, TPS Studio Filmowe
Executive producer: Pleograf
Producers: Jacek Lipski, Tomasz Karczewski, Marcin Korneluk
Distributed by: Kino Świat International
World sales: Kino Świat International