A Man Thing

~ A Man Thing is Your Thing ~

Overview:

13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannized by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.

Director:

Sławomir Fabicki

Status:

Released

Language:

Polish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

child abuse
bullying
short film

Cast

Bartosz Idczak

~ as ~

Bartek Idczak

Mariusz Jakus

~ as ~

Andrzej, Coach

Marek Bielecki

~ as ~

Stefan, Father

Katarzyna Bargiełowska

~ as ~

Hanka, Mother

Tomasz Rolinski

~ as ~

Platfus, Brother

Andrzej Wichrowski

~ as ~

Chief of Dog Shelter

Grzegorz Król

~ as ~

Siwy

Mariusz Pilawski

~ as ~

Henryk, Head Master

Katarzyna Chmara

~ as ~

Teacher of Religion

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Reviews (1)

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Written 12 year(s) ago
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This is a short film about child abuse. The child actor is very engaging, extremely natural, very well led by the director. The cinematography gives everything a grimy, realistic, post-communist bleakness. Kudos to the director for keeping everything tight and lean. Whether the film could be more uplifting is a question of taste. Polish cinema isn't exactly known for it's light touch so don't expect a happy ending.

The only real problem with the story is that it's not very original. In fact, it looks like a compressed version of "Kes" with dogs substituted for birds. I guess if you haven't seen that Ken Loach film it won't matter but this fact stuck out for me.

-miszel, IMDB