| The Getaway King | |
| Director: | Mateusz Rakowicz |
| Producer: | Agnieszka Odorowicz Andrzej Papis |
| Music: | Andrzej Smolik |
| Cinematography: | Jacek Podgórski |
| Editing: | Sebastian Mialik |
| Distributor: | Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Poland |
| Language: | Polish |
| Gross: | $1 286 049[1] |
The Getaway King is a Polish-language action comedy film directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, and written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski.[2] The film had premiered on 18 August 2021 on the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021.[3] [4] The film was based on the life of Zdzisław Najmrodzki, a criminal and thief who was active in the Polish People's Republic in the 1980s, and who was notable for escaping from prison and the authorities 29 times.[5]
The film was directed by Mateusz Rakowicz, marking his feature film debut. The script for the movie was written by Rakowicz and Łukasz M. Maciejewski.[6] The film was produced by Agnieszka Odorowicz and Andrzej Papis. It was filmed in Kraków, Zabrze, and Warsaw, with Jacek Podgórski as the main cameraman. The music for the film was composed by Andrzej Smolik.
The film was primarily produced by TV & Film Production and additionally co-produced by Grupa Polsat Plus and Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission. It was subsidized by the Polish Film Institute and distributed in Poland by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.
The film premiered on 18 August 2021, at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland, and later in cinemas on 16 September 2021. It was also screened at the Gdynia Film Festival at the end of September 2021. Originally planned to premiere in the autumn of 2020, it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]