Director:

Jerzy Stuhr

Producer:

Juliusz Machulski

Principal Cast:

Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Andrzej Chyra, Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Barbara Kałużna, Krzysztof Globisz, Władysław Kowalski, Marzena Trybała

Poland's most beloved actor, Jerzy Stuhr, directs and stars in this serious-minded comedy satire about a member of Solidarity who disappears to live as a monk in order to hide from repressions by the communist authorities.

Seventeen years later, accidentally found by his family and thrown out of the monastery, he does not like the new world he has to live in. During his long absence, his wife has settled down with a businessman, his son is developing a political career, his older daughter strips at a TV reality show, and his youngest daughter’s attention is focused exclusively on the internet.

Nevertheless, he tries very hard to adjust to the rapidly changing reality and to put his relations with his family on healthier basis.

Awards:

2005 Grand Prix for Jerzy Stuhr and Award for best music at International Film Festival in Czelabinsk, Russia

2004 - 8 awards at film festivals in Września, Los Angeles, Wiesbaden, Lubomierz, Denver, Wrocław, and Antwerpia.