STRAWBERRY WINE
(WINO TRUSKAWKOWE)



2007, 109 min., Poland, Slovakia
Polish with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Dariusz Jablonski
SCRIPT:
Andrzej Stasiuk, Andrzej Jablonski
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Tomasz Michalowski
ART DIRECTION:
Frantisek Liptak
MUSIC:
Michal Lorenc
EDITING:
Krzysztof Szpetmanski
SOUND:
Bartlomiej Wozniak
PRODUCED BY:
Apple Film Production
PRODUCERS:
Dariusz Jablonski, Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcik

CAST:
Jiri Machacek (Andrzej), Zuzana Fialova (Lubica Zalatywoj), Marian Dziedziel (Adam Koscielny), Mieczyslaw Grabka (sergeant), Jerzy Radziwilowicz (pastor), Lech Lotocki (Mietek Lewandowski), Maciej Stuhr (Janek) , Marek Litewka (Wladyslaw Zalatywoj), Maria Ciunelis (Irenka), Cezary Kosinski (Edek)

This is not a love story, yet love is present in this film. This is not a crime film, yet the protagonist investigates who killed... This is not a drama, yet province here captivates with its colors. This is not a musical, yet passionate Lubica expresses her longing with a dance. This is neither a ghost film, yet s ghost talks to the protagonist. Few sips of "Strawberry Wine" bring us into a magical world of the true center of Europe. Love, crime, penance are here natural elements of life, just like birds flying away or a hum of a mountain stream...

DARIUSZ JABLONSKI
Born in 1961 in Warsaw. Film producer and director. Graduated from Film Directing at the Lodz Film School. Worked as a second director with Krzysztof Kieslowski ("Decalogue", "Short Film About Love") and Filip Bajon ("White Card", "The Magnate"). President of Apple Film Production. He rarely directs, yet his documentary "Photo amateur" was awarded at many international film festivals. Producer of the first Polish independent documentary "Visit Our Lady" (1986). From 2000 to 2003 President of National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers. Founder and manager of Polish Film Awards; also founder of Independent Film Foundation promoting Polish filmmakers in Poland and abroad. A member of European Film Academy and a Council of European Film Producers.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2007 Strawberry Wine (Wino truskawkowe), feature debut film;
1998 Photo amateur (Fotoamator), documentary; Grand Prix in Amsterdam '98,
Biarritz '99, Banff '99 and Durham '99.

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