My Father's Bike Explained

My Father's Bike
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Director:	Piotr Trzaskalski
Starring:	Michał Urbaniak Artur Żmijewski
Music:	Przemysław Stangierski, Wojciech Lemazski
Editing:	Cezary Kowalczuk
Country:	Poland
Language:	Polish
Runtime:	90 minutes

My Father's Bike (Polish: Mój rower) is a 2012 Polish comedy film directed by Piotr Trzaskalski. The film premiered at the Gdynia Film Festival, where Trzaskalski and Wojciech Lepianka won best screenplay.^[1]

Cast

• Michał Urbaniak as Wlodzimierz Starnawski
• Artur Żmijewski as Pawel Starnawski
• Krzysztof Chodorowski as Maciek Starnawski
• Witold Dębicki as Franek Wera
• Anna Nehrebecka as Barbara Starnawska
• Piotr Szczepanik as Mirek

Reception and awards

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that a "music-themed Polish comedy-drama of inter-generational family matters may strike a chord with domestic audiences".^[2]

The film was awarded the Golden Teeth Award at the 2005 Polish Film Festival in America.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gdynia Film Festival / Film / biweekly.pl. Socha. Jakub. biweekly.pl. 24 July 2021.
2. Web site: My Father's Bike (Mój rower): Wroclaw Review. Young. Neil. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 August 2017. 24 July 2021.
3. Web site: Awards. Polish Film Festival in America. 24 July 2021.