Directed by:
Jan Kidawa-BłońskiCinematography:
Michal EnglertCast:
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Sebastian Fabijański, Karolina Szymczak, Magdalena Cielecka, Pawel Delag, Marian Dziedziel, Eryk Lubos, Adam Woronowicz (more)Plots(1)
Born in Germany toward the end of World War II, Banas - or Bubi, as he was later known - went on to become a soccer legend in his adopted Poland. (He's still alive, as shown in a poignant clip at film’s end.) One of those individuals for whom life and times seem oddly interwoven, Banas experienced successes and failures of all kinds against the backdrop of the Communist era - which Kidawa-Blonski vividly evokes through his skillful deployment of contemporaneous footage as well as a keen ear and eye for the music and fashion of the time. But the focus here is his relationship with childhood friend and fellow footballer Ginter, complicated by a rivalry that extended well beyond sport. It is their shared passion for the beautiful Marlena that drives the drama to its conclusion. (Denver International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Mateusz Kosciukiewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/784/157784298_b17c99.jpg)
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz
Best movies:
Najlepszy (2017)
One Way Ticket to the Moon (2013)
Drowsiness (2008)
![Sebastian Fabijański](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/809/163809546_74b4c3.png)
Sebastian Fabijański
Poland
Best movies:
The Mighty Angel (2014)
Women of Mafia (2018)
Jeziorak (2014)
Karolina Szymczak
Poland
![Magdalena Cielecka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/328/164328252_61e188.jpg)
Magdalena Cielecka
Poland
Best movies:
Najlepszy (2017)
Katyn (2007)
Pitbull: Tough Women (2016)
![Pawel Delag](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/623/165623696_ee8b17.png)
Pawel Delag
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Boys Don't Cry (2000)
Kiler (1997)
![Marian Dziedziel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274817_2eecb1.jpg)
Marian Dziedziel
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Wedding Day (2021)
Rose (2011)
![Eryk Lubos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279920_342eac.jpg)
Eryk Lubos
Poland
Best movies:
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Hatred (2016)
Wszystko będzie dobrze (2007)
![Adam Woronowicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349676_7f1037.png)
Adam Woronowicz
Poland
Best movies:
How I Became a Gangster. True Story (2019)
Generał Nil (2009)
Najlepszy (2017)
![Olaf Lubaszenko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281487_71e042.jpg)
Olaf Lubaszenko
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Korczak (1990)
A Short Film About Love (1988)
![Wojciech Mecwaldowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098610_5467de.jpg)
Wojciech Mecwaldowski
Poland
Best movies:
Day of the Wacko (2002)
The Welts (2004)
Woman of... (2023)
![Henryk Golebiewski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272508_fe6d86.jpg)
Henryk Golebiewski
Poland
Best movies:
Day of the Wacko (2002)
The Debt (1999)
The Wedding Day (2021)
![Janusz Chabior](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/725/158725412_3687ca.jpg)
Janusz Chabior
Poland
Best movies:
Life Feels Good (2013)
Hatred (2016)
Oda do radości (2005)
![Zbigniew Stryj](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/759/166759014_6d9b4c.png)
Zbigniew Stryj
Poland
Best movies:
Generał Nil (2009)
Jack Strong (2014)
Lynch (2011)
![Natalia Keber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605855_572202.jpg)
Natalia Keber
Best movies:
Stars (2017)
![Mariusz Gagatek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/276/166276274_c1469b.png)
Mariusz Gagatek
Poland
Best movies:
Pitbull: Tough Women (2016)
Stars (2017)
Lullaby Killer (2017)
![Tomasz Ziętek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/492/162492389_a8cb88.jpg)
Tomasz Ziętek
Poland
Best movies:
Corpus Christi (2019)
Black Thursday (2011)
Leave No Traces (2021)
Witold Paszt
Poland
Best movies:
Stars (2017)
Planet Single 2 (2018)
Grażyna Torbicka
Poland
Best movies:
Stars (2017)
![Karol Dziuba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/383/167383393_ee126a.png)
Karol Dziuba
Poland
Best movies:
Stars (2017)
Into the Wind (2022)
Autumn Girl (2021)
Gerlinde Starzynski
Best movies:
Stars (2017)