Edi

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Movie Info

Piotr Trzaskalski's debut film, Edi, was Poland's entry for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards. The title character, played by Henryk Golebiowski, is a drifter who meets up with a pair of brothers (Jacek Lenartowicz and Grzegorz Stelmaszewski) that pay him to act as bodyguard for their teenage sister (Alexsandra Kisio). The sister has a lover who impregnates her. Edi claims that the baby is his; the brothers fire him and make him take the child. Edi discovers an entire new life as a single father.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Piotr Trzaskalski
Written By:

Piotr Trzaskalski, Wojciech Lepianka
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 2002 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 13, 2004
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

Opus Film

Cast

Henryk Go??biewski
as Edi

Jacek Braciak
as Juri

Jacek Lenartowicz
as Older Brother

Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
as Younger Brother

Alexsandra Kisio
as Princess

Malgorzata Flegel
as Krystyna

Tomasz Jarosz
as Andrzej

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Critic Reviews for Edi

All Critics (2) | Fresh (2)

First-time writer-director Piotr Trzaskalski takes this slight celebration of the ordinary and makes it life-affirming.

Mar 8, 2004 | Rating: 3/4

Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When you mix social commentary about the Polish underclass with a Buddhist parable and gangster comedy, chances are that your message is going to get a little confused.

Mar 8, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

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