10.0
Asterisk
2016
“A Man Thing is Your Thing”
A Man Thing (2001)
August 1, 200126mPL
7.8
13 votes
Overview
13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannized by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.
Director
Sławomir FabickiWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Lodz Film School
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User Reviews
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This is a short film about child abuse. The child actor is very engaging, extremely natural, very well led by the director. The cinematography gives everything a grimy, realistic, post-communist bleakness. Kudos to the director for keeping everything tight and lean. Whether the film could be more uplifting is a question of taste. Polish cinema isn't exactly known for it's light touch so don't expect a happy ending. The only real problem with the story is that it's not very original. In fact, it looks like a compressed version of "Kes" with dogs substituted for birds. I guess if you haven't…
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