Kung Fu
Director: Janusz Kijowski
1979
A psychological drama about a group of former college friends who, after many years, reconnect to jointly stand against social injustices. When Witek, an engineer who refuses to tolerate abuses at his workplace, is fired and subjected to repression along with his family, his friends—a journalist and an influential activist—come to his aid. Their united efforts lead to the truth being revealed and an unexpectedly positive outcome for the persecuted protagonist.
TitleKung Fu
Genrepolitical,
social drama
ActorsPiotr Fronczewski,
Daniel Olbrychski,
Teresa Sawicka,
Andrzej Seweryn
AwardsNagroda za debiut reżyserski (Gdańsk, 1979, Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych)
Nagroda Dziennikarzy (Gdańsk, 1979, Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych)
nagroda FIPRESCI (Locarno, 1980, Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy)
Production/StudioZespół Filmowy X
CinematographyKrzysztof Wyszyński
ScreenplayJanusz Kijowski
EditingIrena Choryńska
SoundNorbert Zbigniew Mędlewski
MusicJacek Bednarek
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