Directed by:
Andrzej JakimowskiScreenplay:
Andrzej JakimowskiCinematography:
Adam BajerskiComposer:
Tomasz GąssowskiCast:
Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak, Tomasz Sapryk, Rafal Guzniczak, Katarzyna Kołeczek, Lech Dyblik, Joanna Liszowska, Krzysztof Tysnarzewski, Anna Walkowiak (more)Plots(1)
A fatherless boy tries to tempt fate in Tricks, a pitch-perfect portrait of working-class life in a Polish provincial town – and of growing up as the much younger brother of an adored older sister. The charming, bittersweet narrative unfolds from the point of view of siblings Stefek, 6, and Elka, 18, and Elka's car mechanic boyfriend Jerzy during a sun-drenched summer. Stefek's worldview is shaped by Elka's constant bargaining with destiny, which she attempts to shape in slyly practical, semi-magical ways. Acknowledging, "she knows tricks," the boy experiments on his own. One day, Stefek notices a commuter changing trains who reminds him of his absent father. He structures a risky game with fortune, designed to make the man remain in town and reach his mother's shop. (Accent Film Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Damian Ul
Poland
Best movies:
Run Boy Run (2013)
Supernova (2019)
Tricks (2007)
Ewelina Walendziak
Best movies:
Tricks (2007)
Robert Mitchum Is Dead (2010)
Tomasz Sapryk
Poland
Best movies:
Hatred (2016)
Day of the Wacko (2002)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
Rafal Guzniczak
Best movies:
Tricks (2007)
Squint Your Eyes (2003)
Solidarność, Solidarność... (2005)
Katarzyna Kołeczek
Poland
Best movies:
Letters to Santa (2011)
Tricks (2007)
The Man with the Magic Box (2017)
Lech Dyblik
Poland
Best movies:
The Peasants (2023)
Sonata (2021)
Life Feels Good (2013)
Joanna Liszowska
Poland
Best movies:
Tricks (2007)
Superheroes (2010)
Krzysztof Tysnarzewski
Best movies:
Tricks (2007)
Summer Solstice (2014)
Anna Walkowiak
Poland
Best movies:
Tricks (2007)
Marzena Kipiel-Sztuka
Poland
Best movies:
Character (1997)
Tricks (2007)
The Fighter (2019)
Zbigniew Szymczyk
Best movies:
Woman of... (2023)
Tricks (2007)
Roman Baranowicz
Poland
Jan Węglowski
Best movies:
Tricks (2007)