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  • Baltazar (Working title)
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Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Drama, Fable | Italy, Poland

Main data

DirectorJerzy Skolimowski
Written byJerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska
ProductionSkopia Film [pl], Alien Films S.R.L. [it], Haka Films Sp. z o.o., Warmińsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy [pl]
DistributorGutek Film [pl], HanWay Films [uk], Rapid Eye Movies [de], ARP Sélection [fr]

Shooting data

LocationsPodkarpackie region (Rymanowo, Bukowsko i Wisłoczek), Italy

Project data

Budget10 583 285 PLN
Film financing
Length of movie1h 29min

Cast

Trailers/Videos

  • Trailer/Video on Youtube
  • Youtube (German)

Posters

  • Polish
  • English
  • German

Brief synopsis

A contemporary interpretation of the cult classic "Balthazar, at random" by Robert Bresson (1966). The masterfully written screenplay (Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski) is distinguished by its original cinematic framework and allegorical approach to the subject. The story of a donkey named Baltazar, beginning in a Polish circus and ending in an Italian slaughterhouse, is a bitter but also warmly humanist paraphrase of a "road movie". It is a panopticon of human behaviour towards a defenceless animal, a suggestive picture of social relations and cultural changes taking place in the modern world.
[Warmia-Masuria Film Fund]

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Sandra DrzymalskaKasandra [L]
Lorenzo ZurzoloVito [L]
Mateusz KościukiewiczMateo [L]
Isabelle HuppertThe Countess [GS]
Tomasz Organekn.a. [GS]
Saverio FabbriAnimal trader [SR]
Mateusz Kościukiewiczn.a. [SR]
Aleksander JaniszewskiKomornik [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADGiorgio Melidoni
Italy		Italy
Director of photographyMichał Dymek
Director of photographyMichał Englert
additional photography		additional photography
Director of photographyPaweł Edelman
additional photography		additional photography
Casting directorPaulina Krajnik
Casting directorJorgelina Depetris Pochintesta
Italy		Italy
Costume designerKatarzyna Lewińska
DirectorJerzy Skolimowski
EditorAgnieszka Glińska
Lighting technician / electricianMikołaj Sokołowski
Key makeup artistAleksandra Dutkiewicz
Key makeup artistWeronika Zielińska
ComposerPaweł Mykietyn
ProducerJerzy Skolimowski
ProducerEwa Piaskowska
Executive producerJeremy Thomas
Co-producerEileen Tasca
Production designerMirosław Koncewicz
Production designerRoberta Amodio
Italy		Italy
Line producerTomasz Morawski
Production managerMarcin Kupiecki
ScreenwriterJerzy Skolimowski
ScreenwriterEwa Piaskowska
Production sound mixerMarcin Matlak
Sound supervisorRadosław Ochnio
Adr recordistPiotr Pastuszak
Dialogue editorPiotr Pastuszak

Production companies

CompanyComment
Skopia Film [pl]
Alien Films S.R.L. [it]
Haka Films Sp. z o.o.
Line production		Line production
Warmińsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy [pl]
Coproduction		Coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Gutek Film [pl]
distribution in Poland		distribution in Poland
HanWay Films [uk]
International Sales		International Sales
Rapid Eye Movies [de]
Germany (theatrical)		Germany (theatrical)
ARP Sélection [fr]
France (theatrical)		France (theatrical)

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Production SupportWarmińsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Jerzy Skolimowski2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
Best Film / Movie		Best Film / MovieWinner
Jerzy Skolimowski2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
Best Director		Best DirectorWinner
Jerzy Skolimowski2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
Best Screenplay		Best ScreenplayWinner
Jerzy Skolimowski2023Telemach Youth Festival (OFF) [ba]
Generation Features		Generation FeaturesNominated
Jerzy Skolimowski2023Polish Screenwriters Guild Award [pl]
Screenplay for a full-lenght feature film		Screenplay for a full-lenght feature filmNominated
Jerzy Skolimowski2023César Awards [fr]
Best International Feature Film		Best International Feature FilmNominated
Jerzy Skolimowski2023Warsaw Int. Film Festival (WFF) [pl]
Honorable Mention		Honorable MentionWinner
Katarzyna Lewińska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
Best Costume Design		Best Costume DesignNominated
Ewa Piaskowska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
Best Film / Movie		Best Film / MovieWinner
Ewa Piaskowska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
Best Screenplay		Best ScreenplayWinner
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Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023PolandWarsaw Int. Film Festival (WFF]
Creme De La Creme		Creme De La Creme
2023Bosnia-HerzegovinaTelemach Youth Festival (OFF)
2022CanadaTIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
Contemporary World Cinema		Contemporary World Cinema
2022FranceFestival de Cannes
Official Selection - Competition		Official Selection - Competition
2022South KoreaBusan International Film Festival
Icons section		Icons section
2022GermanyEuropean Film Festival Göttingen
2022PolandPolish Film Festival
Main Competition		Main Competition
2022GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
2022PolandIFF New Horizons
mBank Gala Screenings (out of competition)		mBank Gala Screenings (out of competition)
2022GermanyFilm Festival Cologne
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TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingFranceCanal+ [fr]Monday, 15/05/2023, 8.55 PMCanal+ Cinéma

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 22/12/2022
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 19/10/2022
Theatre releasePolandFriday, 30/09/2022
PremiereThursday, 19/05/2022Festival de Cannes [fr]

Links

Websites
https://www.eofilm.eu/
FB Fanpagehttps://www.facebook.com/EO-Skolimowski-111083287090443/
Reviews
[pl]https://www.rp.pl/film/art36332421-eo-jerzego-skolimowskiego-smutne-spojrzenie-osla
[pl]https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/2166455,1,sukces-skolimowskiego-w-cannes-io-to-hipnotyzujacy-film.read
Deadline [en]https://deadline.com/2022/05/eo-film-review-jerzy-skolimowski-cannes-1235028822/
Filmmaker Magazine [en]https://filmmakermagazine.com/114636-cannes-2022-review-eo-enys-men/
[pl]https://wyborcza.pl/7,101707,28476295,o-czym-jest-nagrodzone-w-cannes-io-skolimowski-po-zdjeciach.html
[pl]https://kultura.onet.pl/film/recenzje/io-jerzy-skolimowski-recenzja-filmu-nagrodzonego-w-cannes-jest-problem/l5nhev6
[pl]https://wyborcza.pl/7,101707,28953734,idz-na-io-jerzego-skolimowskiego-nie-badz-uparty-jak-osiol.html
[pl]https://kultura.onet.pl/film/recenzje/io-jerzego-skolimowskiego-recenzja-polskiego-kandydata-do-oscara-2023/l5nhev6
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