Cast

Damian Ul Ewelina Walendziak Tomasz Sapryk Rafal Guzniczak Iwona Fornalczyk Joanna Liszowska

Credits

Written by: Andrzej Jakimowski

Plot

Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate, believing that setting traps will bring his father home.

Sinekatalog’s take

Andrzej Jakimowski's Polish comedy-drama is gentle and charming, a child's-eye fable about luck.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Awards

• Polish Film Awards (Eagles) 2008: Best Director (Polish Academy Award for Best Director) — Andrzej Jakimowski

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,228 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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