- Tricks
Infobox Film
name = Tricks
Sztuczki
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director =Andrzej Jakimowski
producer = Andrzej Jakimowski
writer = Andrzej Jakimowski
narrator =
starring = Damian Ul
Ewelina Walendziak
Tomasz Sapryk
music = Tomasz Gąssowski
cinematography = Adam Bajerski
editing = Cezary Grzesiuk
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released = Start date|2007|10|26 (Poland)
runtime = 95 min.
country = flagicon|PolandPoland
language = Polish
budget =
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website = http://www.sztuczki-film.pl/index_en.html
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imdb_id = 1094278"Tricks", ( _pl. Sztuczki) is a 2007 Polish film written, directed and produced by
Andrzej Jakimowski starring Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak and Tomasz Sapryk. "Tricks" is Andrzej Jakimowski's follow up to "Squint Your Eyes " ( _pl. "Zmruz oczy"), his 2002 debut.Plot
Charming, bittersweet narrative unfolds from siblings Stefek, 6, and Elka, 18, and Elka's car mechanic boyfriend Jerzy during a sun-drenched summer. The siblings live with their shopkeeper mother. Their father left her for another woman when Stefek was very young. Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that the chain of events he sets in motion will help him get closer to his father who abandoned his mother. His sister Elka, 17, helps him learn how to bribe fate with small sacrifices. Tricks and coincidences eventually bring the father to the mother's doorstep but things go wrong. In despair Stefak tries his good luck with the most risky of his tricks.
Cast
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Damian Ul as Stefek
*Ewelina Walendziak as Elka
*Tomasz Sapryk as Father of Stefek and Elka
*Rafal Guzniczak as Jerzy
*Iwona Fornalczyk as Mother of Stefek and Elka
*Joanna Liszowska as Violka
*Andrzej Golejewski as Homless
*Grzegorz Stelmaszewski as Turek
*Simeone Matarelli as LeoneDistribution and response
"Tricks" received a warm reception from the audience at the
Venice Film Festival whilst at the same time gaining critics' approval. Iain Millar from the American channel Bloomberg wrote in his review: "The success of "Szuczki" is due mostly to the incredible intuition of Jakimowski as a director. Although not nominated for the bigger awards, "Tricks" received attention from many film festivals. The film was chosen as Poland's official submission to the81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. [cite news | title = "Sztuczki" polskim kandydatem do Oscara | publisher =Wiadomosci | date =2008-09-20 | url = http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,1342,title,Sztuczki-polskim-kandydatem-do-Oscara,wid,10379231,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=16a59 | accessdate = 2008-09-21]Awards
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Polish Film Festival
**Best Cinematography -Adam Bajerski
**Golden Lion - Andrzej Jakimowski*
São Paulo International Film Festival
**Special Jury Award - Andrzej Jakimowski*
Tokyo International Film Festival
**Best Actor Award -Damian Ul *
Venice Film Festival
**Label Europa Cinemas - Andrzej Jakimowski
**Laterna Magica Prize - Andrzej JakimowskiNominations
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São Paulo International Film Festival
**International Jury Award - Andrzej Jakimowski*
Tokyo International Film Festival
**Tokyo Grand Prix - Andrzej JakimowskiReferences
External links
*imdb title|id=1094278|title=Sztuczki
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