The Winner (2011 film)
The Winner (Polish: Wygrany) is a 2011 American-Polish co-production written and directed by Wieslaw Saniewski and starring Pawel Szajda, Janusz Gajos, Wojciech Pszoniak and Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska.
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| Directed by | Wiesław Saniewski |
| Written by | Wiesław Saniewski |
| Produced by | Grażyna Molska |
| Starring | Pawel Szajda Janusz Gajos Wojciech Pszoniak |
| Cinematography | Piotr Kukla Piotr Sobociński Jr. |
| Edited by | Jarosław Barzan |
| Music by | Carlos Libedinski Fernando del Castillo Marcello Toth Mariano Castro |
Production company | Saco Films (film company) |
| Distributed by | Forumfilm |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | United States Poland |
| Languages | English and Polish |
| Budget | $3,300,000 |
Film tells a story of Oliver (played by Pawel Szajda, "Under the Tuscan Sun" and HBO's "Generation Kill") who is a young and talented pianist. When his life and promising career suddenly collapse, he finds an unexpected help in a retired math teacher, now a compulsive horse race gambler (played by Janusz Gajos).
The Winner was filmed in Chicago, German town Baden-Baden and Polish city of Wroclaw and Lądek Zdrój. Film's soundtrack includes music of Chopin, three Elvis Presley's songs and tango.
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