The Great Warsaw Race

A story about a young jockey who dreams about a sports career. The greatest of his dreams is to take part in the most important race in Poland, the Great Warsaw Race. Krzysiek walks into the world of horse racing with the gullibility of a rookie. He quickly realises that racing is about connections, powerful business and tampering with scores. The young man believes that he is able to change that, especially with the country being at the threshold of great change. The fall of communism gives him hope that the future can only be better. But in a world of corruption and dirty tricks it is hard to stay untarnished. Will Krzysiek manage to resist big money and a fast career? How much is he able to sacrifice to blow up the system?

written by: Jan Purzycki, Bartłomiej Ignaciuk      
director of photography: Klaudiusz Dwulit
music: Jan Komar, Bartłomiej Tyciński
production design: Janusz Mazurczak 
costume design: Małgorzata Gwiazdecka, Joanna Pamuła 
make-up: Marcin Rodak  
sound: Teresa Bagińska, Michał Bagiński, Miłosz Jaroszek   
edited by: Andrzej Kowalski
casting by: Ewa Bakalarska 
cast: Tomasz Ziętek, Marcin Bosak, Ireneusz Czop, Andrzej Konopka, Paweł Koślik, Tomasz Kot, Mirosław Kropielnicki, Szymon Kukla, Ernest Nita, Mary Pawłowska, Tomasz Sapryk, Piotr Trojan, Agnieszka Żulewska      
production: MTL Maxfilm
producer: Alicja Grawon-Jaksik
executive producer: Michał Walczak
production manager: Mateusz Kuczyński
co-produced by: Artrama
co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Warszawski i Mazowiecki Fundusz Filmowy 
distributed by: Next Film