My Poor Head

Moja biedna głowa, 2009, 22 min.

My Poor Head (2009)

Production

Director Adrian Panek
Screenplay Adrian Panek
(based on the short story “He”’ [On] by Joanna Labuz)
Cinematography Dominik Danilczyk
Music Tomasz Stroynowski
Art Directors Alicja Kazimierczak & Jakub Ossendowski
Producer Andrzej Mankowski
Cast
Wojtek Krzysztof Chodorowski
Father Mariusz Bonaszewski
Teacher Adrianna Biedrzynska
Story
The Decalogue 89+ (Dekalog 89+)

After wife’s death, the father of 16-year-old Wojtek, has nervous breakdown and loses touch with reality. The authorities in Wojtek’s school already know about the problem. If Wojtek’s father doesn’t prove the ability to look after his own son, Wojtek will be taken to an orphanage. Wojtek has only a few hours to handle the situation and find a way out of trouble. Film corresponds with the Fourth Commandment: “Honour your father and your mother.”