Completed - POLISH, ENGLISH - Drama - 112 minutes
When a talented pianist's life and promising career suddenly collapse, he finds an unexpected help in a retired math teacher, now a compulsive horse race gambler.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Wiesław SANIEWSKI Writer(s) : Wiesław SANIEWSKI Producer(s) : Grażyna MOLSKA (Saco Films)
Oliver (Pawel Szajda “Under the Tuscan Sun”, HBO's "Generation Kill") a young, outstanding American pianist having breached his European tour contract has to return €250,000 to the German organizers. On his path he encounters in Poland an unusually vibrant character Frank (Janusz Gajos) – an old age pensioner who gambles at horse races. From this moment on they pursue this goal together discovering real friendship and making their dreams about a great winning and personal freedom come alive. But prof. Karloff (Wojciech Pszoniak), a famous pianist and influential man, cannot agree with that. He puts devil's proposition to Oliver. A touching story about friendship, passion, love and the force that drives us all – the fulfillment of dreams. A Polish - American co-production shooting in Poland (Wroclaw), USA (Chicago) and Germany (Baden-Baden), directed by the internationally acclaimed film director Wiesław Saniewski (“Nadzor”/”Custody”, “Immensity of Justice”) with a star cast of Pawel Szajda , Janusz Gajos, Wojciech Pszoniak, Peter J. Lucas.
Country(ies) : POLAND, USA Start of shooting : April 2010
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