Venice

The film based on a prose by a prominent Polish writer Włodzimierz Odojewski. It tells the story about Marek, a young boy whose childhood is cut short by the war. At first, it doesn’t enter his life as a death but as a necessity to run and change plans. The coming of war means that he can’t follow a family tradition and set off with his parents into his first journey to Venice but has to stay on the province with his mother. Until now, Venice was a dream soon to become true. Marek has been preparing for the holiday trip for many years by learning about the history and architecture of this remarkable city. The awaited visit was supposed to be a ritual moment of entering the adult life.

Written by: Jan Jakub Kolski

Director of photography: Artur Reinhart

Music by: Dariusz Górniok

Production design by: Joanna Macha

Sound: Jacek Hamela

Editing: Witold Chomiński

Costume design by: Małgorzata Zacharska

Make-up: Anna Nobel-Nobielska

Production manager: Wiesław Łysakowski

Produced by: Akson Studio

Producer: Michał Kwieciński

Co-produced by: Telewizja Polska S.A., Studio Filmowe Tramway

Executive producer: Wiesław Łysakowski

Actress in a leading role: Magdalena Cielecka, Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska, Agnieszka Grochowska, Julia Kijowska

Actor in a leading role: Marcin Walewski

Actresses in supporting roles: Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska, Weronika Asińska, Julia Chatys, Hanna Kuźmińska

Actors in supporting roles: Mariusz Bonaszewski, Franciszek Serwa, Henryk Niebudek, Filip Piotrowicz