The films was inspired by true events. Przemyslaw Saleta, World's Kickboxing Champion and European Champion in professional boxing gave a kidney to his seriously ill daughter. There were unexpected complications during the surgery and Saleta almost died. The movie starts when Saleta learns about the birth of his daughter Nicole and ends several years later when Saleta decided to give Nicole his own kidney. The story does not follow one linear, chronological path. The audience watches the boxer in the surgery room and join the protagonist in the recollection of past events;
Acting
Bobrowski carries the physical and emotional weight convincingly.
Direction
Nonlinear structure mirrors trauma's disorienting time collapse.
Director
Tomasz Blachnicki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Przemyslaw Saleta was a Polish combat sports legend who competed professionally into his 40s; this film was made while he was still active.
Anna Przybylska, who plays Eva, was one of Poland's biggest stars; her casting opposite Bobrowski deliberately blurred the line between Saleta's actual life and celebrity culture's fascination with his trauma.
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