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Oliver (Pawel Szajda) is a talented young pianist of Polish American heritage. After breaking off his European tournée, he is forced to repay the tour organizers 250 thousand Euros. On his journey, he meets the very colorful character of (Janusz Gajos) a retired high school math teacher and a great enthusiast of the horse races. He dreams of returning to America as a somebody, but can only do so after wining a momentous prize. From then on the two friends endeavor to gain success. They discover true friendship. Together they fulfill Franks dream of winning at the horse races, which in turn allows Oliver to buy back his personal freedom. Having recovered from a dramatically ended marriage, the young man is able to open up to a new love.

Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-03-18
Runtime: 111 mins
Director: Wiesław Saniewski
Spoken language: English, Polski
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Winner
Production Companies: Saco Films, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Odra-Film, Toya Studios
Production Countries: Poland, Switzerland, United States of America

Pawel Szajda

Janusz Gajos

Grażyna Barszczewska

Wojciech Pszoniak

Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska

Wenanty Nosul

Andrzej Krukowski

Peter J. Lucas

Emil Karewicz

Robert Gonera

Adelajda Konieczna

Lech Mackiewicz

Marek Frąckowiak

Robert Moskwa