The Winner | |
Director: | Wiesław Saniewski |
Producer: | Grażyna Molska |
Starring: | Pawel Szajda Janusz Gajos Wojciech Pszoniak |
Music: | Carlos Libedinski Fernando del Castillo Marcello Toth Mariano Castro |
Cinematography: | Piotr Kukla Piotr Sobociński Jr. |
Editing: | Jarosław Barzan |
Studio: | Saco Films (film company) |
Distributor: | Forumfilm |
Runtime: | 111 minutes |
Country: | United States Poland |
Language: | English and Polish |
Budget: | $3,300,000 |
The Winner (Polish: Wygrany) is a 2011 American-Polish co-production written and directed by Wieslaw Saniewski and starring Pawel Szajda, Janusz Gajos, Wojciech Pszoniak and Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska.[1] [2]
Oliver (played by Pawel Szajda is a young and talented pianist. When his life and promising career suddenly collapse, he finds an unexpected help in a retired math teacher, now a compulsive horse race gambler (played by Janusz Gajos).
The Winner was filmed in Chicago, in Baden-Baden, Wrocław and Lądek-Zdrój. Film's soundtrack includes music of Chopin, three Elvis Presley's songs and tango.[3]