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Director
  
Jerzy Stuhr

Music director
  
Abel Korzeniowski

Duration
  

Country
  
Poland

7.2/10
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Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Screenplay
  
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Language
  
Polish

Big Animal movie poster
Writer
  
Krzysztof Kieslowski
,
Kazimierz Orlos

Release date
  
2000 (2000) (Poland) 2004 (US)

Cast
  
Jerzy Stuhr
(Zygmunt Sawicki),
Anna Dymna
(Marysia Sawicka),
Dominika Bednarczyk
(Bank Clerk#1),
Andrzej Franczyk
(Bank Manager),
Blazej Wojcik
(Bank Clerk#2)

Similar movies
  
Jerzy Stuhr movies, Movies about animals

The Big Animal (Polish: Duże zwierzę) is a 2000 Polish film directed by Jerzy Stuhr from a screenplay by Krzysztof Kieślowski, based on a short story Wielbłąd (1995) by Kazimierz Orłoś.

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Plot

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Mr. Zygmunt Sawicki is a bank employee, who finds a camel in his yard one day. He decides to take charge of it and he and his wife Marysia take care of it. However, problems arise for both his fellow town-dwellers and the local authorities.

Cast

  • Jerzy Stuhr as Zygmunt Sawicki
  • Anna Dymna as Marysia Sawicka
  • Andrzej Franczyk as Bank Manager
  • Dominika Bednarczyk as Bank Clerk 1
  • Błażej Wójcik as Bank Clerk 2
  • Stanisław Banaś as Fire Chief
  • Krzysztof Gluchowski as Mayor
  • Feliks Szajnert as Drunkard

    • Production

    The film was shot in the following locations: Warsaw, Tymbark, Myślenice, Rabka.

    Awards

    The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

    Home media

    After distributing 35mm prints to theaters, Milestone Films released the film on DVD in 2003.

    Festivals

  • AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Competition) October 19–26, 2000.
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 5–15, 2000.
  • London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) November 1–16, 2000.
  • San Francisco International Film Festival April 19 - May 3, 2001.
  • Sydney Film Festival June 8–22, 2001.

    • References

    The Big Animal Wikipedia
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