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Szapołowska, Szczepkowska, Baka, Zanussi and Zamachowski on The Golden Lions of Krzysztof Kieślowski. Celebrating 50 years of PFF in Gdynia!
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, we have included a special section – The Golden Lions of Krzysztof Kieślowski, featuring three films by the outstanding director that were honored with this prestigious award. The screenings will be accompanied by an open meeting with Krzysztof Kieślowski’s family and friends. More »

Katarzyna Warnke to receive the FLISAK Award from the President of Toruń at the 23rd edition of the BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival!
Katarzyna Warnke — a film and theatre actress, film director and screenwriter, an unconventional and rebellious artist — is this year's winner of the oldest award given at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF! More »

Kazik Staszewski to Receive the Golden Angel Award for Artistic Insolence!
At the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival, the Golden Angel for Artistic Insolence will be presented to a bold, outspoken and uncompromising artist who possesses a remarkable ability to capture the mood of his audience and translate it into art. More »

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Prophet, A

Un Prophète · dir. Jacques Audiard
France, Italy 2009, 149’

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang currently ruling the prison, he is given a number of ‘missions’ to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader's confidence in the process. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans...

Director:Jacques Audiard
Screenplay:Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peufaillit
Music:Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography:Stéphane Fontaine
Editing:Juliette Welfling
Cast:Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Antoine Basler, Gilles Cohen, Farid Elouardi, Sonia Hell, Pascal Henault
Awards:Gran Prix (Cannes 2009); Najlepszy Film Nieanglojęzyczny / Best Foreign Film (BAFTA 2010); Najlepszy Film / Best Film, Najlepszy Aktor / Best Actor, Najlepszy Aktor Drugoplanowy / Best Supporting Actor, Najlepszy Scenariusz Oryginalny / Best Original Screenplay, Najlepsza Scenografia / Best Scenography, Najlepszy Montaż / Best Editing, Najlepsze Zdjęcia / Best Cinematography (Cezary / Cesars 2010)