The Big Animal | |
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Directed by | Jerzy Stuhr |
Produced by | Sławomir Rogowski |
Written by | Screenplay: Krzysztof Kieślowski Original short story: Kazimierz Orłoś |
Starring |
Anna Dymna Jerzy Stuhr Dominika Bednarczyk Andrzej Franczyk Stanisław Banaś Krzysztof Gluchowski |
Music by | Abel Korzeniowski |
Cinematography | Paweł Edelman |
Edited by | Elżbieta Kurkowska |
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Release date
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2000 2004 (US) |
(Poland)
Running time
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73 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
The Big Animal (Polish: Duże zwierzę) is a 2000 Polish film directed by Jerzy Stuhr from a screenplay by Krzysztof Kieślowski, based on a short story Wielbłąd (1995) by Kazimierz Orłoś.
Mr. Zygmunt Sawicki is a bank employee, who finds a camel in his yard one day. He decides to take charge of it and he and his wife Marysia take care of it. However, problems arise for both his fellow town-dwellers and the local authorities.
The film was shot in the following locations: Warsaw, Tymbark, Myślenice, Rabka.
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
After distributing 35mm prints to theaters, Milestone Films released the film on DVD in 2003.