One birthday, two cops, three crimes, zero regrets — Polish chaos cinema at its finest.
Two broken, police, destruction of property by arson with an explosive charge, stealing a car. Not bad for one night! Such is the balance of Alex's eighteenth birthday - the main hero of the film.
Acting
Maciej Stuhr's perfect loser everyman desperation.
Direction
Dutkiewicz crams a feature's chaos into 86 tight minutes.
Writing
Birthday from hell escalates with mathematical precision.
Director
Maciej Dutkiewicz
Agnieszka Krukówna
Sonia
Maciej Stuhr
Aleks Bagiński
Janusz Gajos
śledczy Mazur
Adam Ferency
biznesmen Tadeusz Bagiński, ojciec Aleksa
Stanisława Celińska
pani Poznańska, sąsiadka Aleksa
Tomasz Dedek
"Baba", ochroniarz Bagińskiego
Gabriela Kownacka
matka Aleksa
Krzysztof Stelmaszyk
dyrektor Kobuz
Dariusz Kordek
chirurg opatrujący Aleksa
Ewa Sałacka
pani Zosia, sekretarka Bagińskiego
Witold Wieliński
ochroniarz Bagińskiego
Cezary Kosiński
boy hotelowy
Sławomir Holland
policjant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Captures post-communist Poland's youth — no future, no money, but plenty of absurd energy to burn.
Maciej Stuhr and director Dutkicz were friends from Łódź Film School; Stuhr allegedly did his own terrible driving.
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