The Getaway King

The Getaway King[lower-alpha 1] is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, and written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski.[2] The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[3][4] The film was based on the life of Zdzisław Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief who was active in the Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, and who was notable for escaping from prison and the authorities 29 times.[3][5]

The Getaway King
Film poster
Directed byMateusz Rakowicz
Written byŁukasz M. Maciejewski
Mateusz Rakowicz
Produced byAgnieszka Odorowicz
Andrzej Papis
Starring
CinematographyJacek Podgórski
Edited bySebastian Mialik
Music byAndrzej Smolik
Production
companies
  • TV & Film Production
  • Grupa Polsat Plus
  • Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission
Distributed byDystrybucja Mówi Serwis
Release dates
18 August 2021 (New Horizons Film Festival)
16 September 2021 (cinema realise)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Box office$1 286 049[1]

Production

The film was directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, being his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski.[6] The film was produced by Agnieszka Odorowicz and Andrzej Papis.[2] It was filmed in Kraków, Zabrze and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgórski as main cameraman. The music to the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik.[6]

The film was mainly produced by TV & Film Production, and additionally co-produced by Grupa Polsat Plus and Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission. It was subsidized by the Polish Film Institute and was distributed in Poland by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.[2]

The titular character, Zdzisław Najmrodzki, was played by Dawid Ogrodnik, while Robert Więckiewicz played lieutenant Barski from the Citizens' Militia, and Masza Wągrocka played Teresa, Najmrodzki's love interest. The other roles included: Rafał Zawierucha as Ujma, Jakub Gierszał as Antos, and Andrzej Andrzejewski as Teplic.[6]

The film had premiered on 18 August 2021, at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[3][4] It is also was played at the Gdynia Film Festival at the end of September 2021.[6] The film was originally planned to premiere in the autumn of 2020, however it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

It was awarded the audience award at the 2021 Kraków Film Festival,[8] and award for the best costumes for Marta Ostrowicz's work at 2021 Gdynia Film Festival, and was also nominated for the Golden Lions award at the same festival.[6]

Cast

Main and secondary

Cameos
  • Mikołaj Cieślak as the negotiating client[2]
  • Izabela Dąbrowska as the school headmaster[2]
  • Olga Bołądź as Gabi[2]
  • Adam Cywka as the captain of Civilian's Militia[2]
  • Artur Krajewski as the professor client[2]
  • Paweł Koślik as the hen-pecked husband client[2]
  • Barbara Wysocka as the wife of the hen-pecked husband client[2]
  • Grzegorz Falkowski as the "just watching" ("Apatche") client[2]
  • Olga Sarzyńska as miss "Poodle"[2]
  • Radosław Rożniecki as the actor in 997 progremme[2]
  • Arkadiusz Machel as Machela, the prison guard[2]
  • Robert Jarociński as the television presenter[2]
  • Marcin Sitek as the presenter of 997 programme[2]
  • Barbara Jonak as the forensic science technician[2]
  • Emil Brygoła as the receiver[2]

Awards

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[9]

Citations

Notes
  1. Polish: Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje or simply Najmro

References
  1. "The Getaway King (2021)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. "NAJMRO". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  3. "Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje". nowehoryzonty.pl (in Polish).
  4. "New Horizons' Polish Days announces its line-up". cineurope.org. 28 July 2021.
  5. Do Rzeczy Historia, no. 8(66)/2018. September 2018, pp. 40-43.
  6. "The Getaway King". festiwalgdynia.pl.
  7. ""Najmro" reż. Mateusz Rakowicz". mff.mazovia.pl (in Polish).
  8. "Last Days of Spring picks up the Krakow Film Award at the 14th Mastercard OFF Camera Film Festival". cineuropa.org. 14 September 2021.
  9. "The Getaway King". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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