A Man Thing

A Man Thing

200126 min
7.8/10
Drama

Plot Summary

13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannized by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.

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👥Cast (9)

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Bartosz Idczak

Bartek Idczak

Mariusz Jakus

Mariusz Jakus

Andrzej, Coach

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Marek Bielecki

Stefan, Father

Katarzyna Bargiełowska

Katarzyna Bargiełowska

Hanka, Mother

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Tomasz Rolinski

Platfus, Brother

Andrzej Wichrowski

Andrzej Wichrowski

Chief of Dog Shelter

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Grzegorz Król

Siwy

Mariusz Pilawski

Mariusz Pilawski

Henryk, Head Master

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Katarzyna Chmara

Teacher of Religion

🎬Crew

Director

Sławomir Fabicki

Writers

Sławomir Fabicki

Producers

Tomasz Stefaniak

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🏷️Keywords

child abusebullyingshort film

💬Reviews (1)

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anunsungzer0

7/28/2012

This is a short film about child abuse. The child actor is very engaging, extremely natural, very well led by the director. The cinematography gives everything a grimy, realistic, post-communist bleakness. Kudos to the director for keeping everything tight and lean. Whether the film could be more uplifting is a question of taste. Polish cinema isn't exactly known for it's light touch so don't expect a happy ending. The only real problem with the story is that it's not very original. In fact, it looks like a compressed version of "Kes" with dogs substituted for birds. I guess if you haven't seen that Ken Loach film it won't matter but this fact stuck out for me. -miszel, IMDB

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Production Companies

Lodz Film School