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EGO
(EGO)

dir. Krzysztof Jankowski (2008, 83') Poland
in Polish with English subtitles



DIRECTION:
Krzysztof Jankowski
SCRIPT: Dawid Kowalewicz, Krzysztof Jankowski
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marcin Czajkowski, Michał Gutowski
ART DIRECTION: Agata Wojas
MUSIC: Andrzej Izdebski
EDITING: Michał Gutowski, Krzysztof Jankowski
SOUND: Rafał Garbaczewski
PRODUCTION: Lodz Film Center, Ex Nihil Studio
PRODUCER: Janusz Rau

CAST:

Modest Ruciński (Karol), Jan Aleksandrowicz-Kra¶ko (Marcin), Agnieszka Sienkiewicz (Monika), Paweł Ciołkosz (Bartek), Milena Suszyńska (Asia), Jacek Bursztynowicz (Marcin's Father), Arkadiusz Smoleński (Adam)

SYNOPSIS:

How far will some men go for a feeling of retribution? Krzysztof Jankowski asks this question in his directing debut Ego, a tough psychological examination of two men's escalating feud started by a rather innocuous interaction. Karol, a young and shrewd businessman, is bumped on his way into a bus by Marcin, a rough street kid trying to turn his life around. Karol counterattacks by snatching a taxi from Marcin, causing Marcin to be late to work and getting fired. Through a twist of fate Marcin ends up working for Karol, and their mutual vendettas take over them, to the point of involving their girlfriends and family. Both men become so obsessed with revenge, they lose sight of everything they're losing in the way. An observation of a traditionally male sense of honor, the film looks at how class division and other elements factor into a man's insecurities. An intense ride that keeps viewers anticipating both men's actions towards one another.

DIRECTOR:

KRZYSZTOF JANKOWSKI