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The Child

Agnieszka and Fyderyk are 25 years old residents of a tough inner city housing estate. On a hot summers day they meet on an empty bus stop for the first time. From this a fragile bond, love is born with hope for a better life together. They are faced with harsh realities when Agnieszka becomes pregnant and an infection threatens her life and that of the unborn baby.

  • Mariusz Front
    Director
  • Jon Fosse
    Writer
  • Prasa i Film
    Producer
  • Elzbieta Piekacz
    Key Cast
    Agnieszka
  • Piotr Sarzynski
    Key Cast
    Fryderyk
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Television
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 1999
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland
  • Language:
    Polish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mariusz Front

He was born on the 19th May 1965 in Wodzisław Śląski. In the years 1985-90 he studied at the faculty of painting and cartoons of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He obtained a degree at the atelier of prof. Jerzy Nowosielski. He terminated also the studies at the faculty of film direction of the PWSFTviT in Łódź where he worked up to 1996 as assistant.

From 1996 he is a permanent associate of the “Canal+”. As a director he realized several documentaries, among others “The Show” and “The Way of Life” for which he received the White Cobra at the Media Festival “Man in Danger” in Łódź, and two television performances (“The Enigmatic Variations”, “Child”).

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