The film, which has already been selected for the Main Competition at the prestigious Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia, marks the feature debut of Tomasz Gąssowski, who not only directed but also wrote the screenplay and composed the music.
Set on the outskirts of Warsaw around 2015, "Wróbel" tells the story of Remek Wróbel, a quirky 40-something postman with a passion for football and a curious obsession with studying the encyclopedia. "He remembers everything well, is fascinated by street names, wants to know whose street a given street is," Gąssowski said.
But "Wróbel" isn’t just about an eccentric loner. "He has his own relationships, as a postman he establishes them with people, and although they are not very close, he still has them," Gąssowski explained, adding that the film also navigates Remek’s struggle with the passage of time and the inevitable changes it brings.
Jacek Borusiński, who brings the character of Remek to life, emphasized the bittersweet journey his character undergoes. "He’s an outsider who loves his rituals – browsing the encyclopedia, eating biscuits with honey, drinking cocoa," Borusiński said. But as the story unfolds, Remek finds himself at a crossroads, no longer a postman or a football player, and not yet the person he’s meant to become. "It’s not him who redefines his life; it’s life that redefines him," Borusiński noted.
The film also features standout performances from Julia Chętnicka, Krzysztof Stroiński, Piotr Rogucki, and Bartłomiej Kotschedoff. Produced by Robert Kijak, "Wróbel" is set for its world and Polish cinema release on August 23.
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Source: IAR