Strawberry Wine

It’s not a film about love, though, love plays its part. It’s not a crime fiction, though, the main character is looking for a murderer. It’s not a comedy of manners, though, the colorful province is compelling. It’s not a musical, though, sensual Lubica expresses her longing with a dance. It’s not a ghost story either, though, a ghost has a chat with the main character. A few sips of strawberry wine take us to the magical world of the real center of Europe. Here, love, crime and atonement are the natural elements of life just like the seasons, birds leaving for the winter or a constant gurgle of a mountain stream.

Written by: Andrzej Stasiuk, Dariusz Jabłoński, based on the short stories by Andrzej Stasiuk
Director of photography: Tomasz Michałowski
Music by: Michał Lorenc
Production design by: Frantisek Liptak
Editing: Krzysztof Szpetmański
Costume design by: Agata Culak, Małgorzata Gwiazdecka
Production manager: Leszek Pieszko
Produced by: Apple Film Production
Producers: Dariusz Jabłoński, Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik
Co-produced by: Telewizja Polska SA, Trigon Production s.r.o.
Distributed by: Apple Film Production
World sales: Apple Film Production
Country and year of production: Poland, 2007
Cast: Jiri Machacek (Andrzej), Zuzana Fialová (Lubica Zalatywój), Marian Dziędziel (Adam Kościejny), Mieczysław Grąbka (sergeant), Jerzy Radziwiłowicz (provost), Lech Łotocki (Mietek Lewandowski), Maciej Stuhr (Janek), Marek Litewka (Władysław Zalatywój), Maria Ciunelis (Irenka, bartender), Cezary Kosiński (Edek), Magdalena Pstrzoch-Momot (woman), Jagoda Szaluś (girl), Elżbieta Kilarska (grandmother), Robert Więckiewicz (Semen Wasylczuk), Ina Gogalova (Kościejny’s wife)
Length: 109 min.