Bird Talk

2h 18m

4.3

Based on a script by Andrzej Żuławski, this is a fascinating on-screen dialogue between father and son that combines nostalgia and fury, the sublime with humor, and old-school style with a sharp, penetrating look at Polish reality. The eponymous bird talk is the language used by those excluded from the aggressive majority: a history teacher tormented by children, a teacher of Polish studies fired from his job, a girl who cleans a banker’s villa, a florist with a club foot and a student with a fascination for cinema. Pushed to the margins by the extreme right, they defend themselves with irony, songs and quotes from the classics.

Cast

Sebastian Fabijański

Katarzyna Chojnacka

Sebastian Pawlak

Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska

Daniel Olbrychski

Michał Grudziński

Monika Niemczyk

Biology Teacher

Bartosz Obuchowicz

Wiktor Zborowski

Ludwik's Father

Edyta Januszewska

Student Pupunia

Grzegorz Palkowski

Kacper Olszewski

Natalia Sierzputowska

Paweł Mandziewski

Konrad Skolimowski

Kaja Wróblewska

Mikołaj Matczak

Olaf Marchwicki

Anna Krzyżanowska

Wojciech Biedroń

Anna Maria Kosik

Michał Kościuk

Alicja Jachiewicz

Józef's Mother

Barbara Garstka

Nun in Rest-home

Katarzyna Radochońska

Katarzyna Trzcińska

Patient in Rest-home

Patient in Rest-home

Gustaw Korzyński

Boy in Front of Flower Shop

Marianna Solarz

Girl in Front of Flower Shop

Bartłomiej Kotschedoff

Taxi Driver in Brodnica

Krzysztof Bernaś

Passenger in Bus

Crew

Xawery Żuławski

Katarzyna Biała

Andrzej Żuławski

Screenplay, Lyricist

Wojciech Włodarski

Assistant Editor

Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Marcin Wierzchosławski

Magdalena Zimecka

Jacek Kulczycki

Production Design

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Remigiusz Wojaczek

Camera Operator

Adam Różański

Steadicam Operator

Anna Szczoczarz

Post Production Coordinator

Sylwia Wojdecka

Casting Associate

Magdalena Kakietek

Jakub Czerwiński

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sound Director, Sound Editor, Sound

Marek Baprawski

Master Lighting Artist

Artur Zabiegałowski

Master Lighting Artist

Master Lighting Artist

Special Effects Technician

Fabian Stępniak

Special Effects Technician

Janusz Bykowski

Special Effects Coordinator

Bartłomiej Stępniak

Special Effects Coordinator

Wojciech Kijkowski

Justyna Juszczyk

Visual Effects Producer

Andrzej Korzyński

Original Music Composer, Musician, Songs

Aneta Brykalska

Music Consultant

Agnieszka Kulczycka

Music Consultant

Rafał Kulczycki

Michal Konwicki

Sebastian Zakrzewski

Still Photographer

Krzysztof Krzemieniecki

Damian Dąmbski

Paweł Kowalski

Magdalena Markiewicz

Tomasz Krzemieniecki

Stunt Coordinator

Agnieszka Brańska

Mateusz Żuławski

Artur Zapałowski

Patrycja Mosiej

Antonina Wierzchosławska

Translator, Assistant Production Manager

Krzysztof Bernaś

Arkadiusz Plachta

Tomasz Sternicki

Konrad Wróblewski

Production Manager

Margarita Makar

Assistant Production Manager

Wojciech Konkol

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