Robert Wieckiewicz Movies
- 2008
Regretting that she didn't meet her beloved husband until later in life, a wistful forty-something is miraculously transported back to her youth to experience life in the Popular Republic of Poland in this poignant fantasy comedy from cult director Julisz Machulski (Kiler, Seksmisja). Zosia leads a happy life: she recently remarried to Kuba, and together they work hard to raise her young daughter. Although Zosia's ex-husband has a habit of showing up at the most inopportune times, even his unwanted presence can't spoil her blissful new life. Regretting that she hadn't met Kuba earlier in life, Zosia soon finds out that time can sometimes be turned back. Now, back in the 80s and given a second chance at life, Zosia discovers that true love has a powerful way of transcending space, time, and even political systems. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ilona Ostrowska, Maciej Marczewski, (more)
- 2007
Filmmaker Tomasz Wiszniewski writes and directs this heartwarming family drama about a young runner who vows to help his ailing mother by making a pilgrimage to the Santuary of Jasna Góra and seeking out the blessing that could cue her recovery. Pavel's mother is gravely ill, but her husband is a hopeless drunk and her eldest son is a naïve simpleton who simply is capable of caring for her. Pavel knows that his mother would make the pilgrimage to the Santuary of Jasna Góra personally if she could, but in her current condition that just isn't possible. Perhaps with a little help from his sympathetic coach, a struggling alcoholic, Pavel can summon the strength and conviction needed to make this crucial pilgrimage and find out if miracles really exist. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Wieckiewicz, Adam Werstak, (more)
As directed by Jacek Filipiak, the action-infused Polish thriller Crown Witness dramatizes the meeting of two men, each of whom harbors a deep-seated and potentially explosive agenda. One, a reporter, must guard a potentially incriminating secret from his past, while his subject, a reformed Mafioso, prepares to put his life on the line by testifying against his mob associates. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pawel Malaszynski, Robert Wieckiewicz, (more)
- 2007
A change of scenery does a depressed cop a world of good in this offbeat comedy-drama from Poland. Andrzej (Jiri Machacek) is a police officer who, after a string of bad luck and personal disappointments, is given a new assignment as a bicycle patrolman in the small town of Zlobiska. Andrzej finds himself sharing a flat with Lewandowski (Lech Lotocki), a cheerful middle-aged guy with a fondness for alcohol, and the new policeman in town soon discovers that for a small village of good-natured people, a surprising number of folks turn up dead, though he's able to solve his first homicide when Kosciejny (Marian Dziedziel) sheepishly turns himself in after killing a man he thought was sleeping with his wife. Despite the odd murder here and there, Andrzej develops a new lease on life in Zlobiska, especially after meeting the beautiful Lubica (Zuzana Fialova). Wino Truskawkowe (aka Strawberry Wine) was the first dramatic feature from filmmaker Dariusz Jablonski. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jiri Machacek, Zuzana Fialova, (more)
- 2004
Polish helmer Juliusz Machulski's crime thriller Vinci concerns Tsuma, a relentlessly clever thief who gets sprung from prison and promptly sets about devising a plan to lift Leonardo Da Vinci's painting Lady with an Ermine from the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland. A kink turns up in his plan when he learns that his good buddy and former accomplice, Julian - vocal about his desire to participate in the theft - reveals his new occupation as a policeman. The question thus arises of whether Julian will remain loyal or betray Tsuma. Borys Szyc, Jan Machulski and Robert Wieckiewicz co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Borys Szyc, Robert Wieckiewicz, (more)
