Time to Die (2007)
An impressionistic, black-and-white portrait of the day-to-day of a nonagenarian woman as she experiences the final act of her life. Danuta Szaflarska stars as Aniela, who lives in a massive yet rapidly-deteriorating wooden house, filled with souvenirs and treasures of eras gone by. Aniela runs into conflict in her dealings with others, particularly a nasty neighbor who sees her property as an eyesore and wants to do everything in his reach to buy it up and tear it down, and her married adult son, who - though kindly - triggers paranoia within Aniela (she cannot help but believe that he is scheming and planning to wheedle the property away from her). Driven aback by these individuals, Aniela finds one of her only sources of comfort and reassurance in her daily talks with her dog, Fila - and develops a great affinity for spying on the neighbors' doings whenever boredom creeps in.
Director:
Dorota Kędzierzawska
Writer:
Dorota Kędzierzawska
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Danuta Szaflarska as Aniela |
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Krzysztof Globisz as Witek |
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Patrycja Szewczyk as Aniela's Granddaughter |
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Kamil Bitau as Romek Fiodor 'Dostojewski' |
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Robert Tomaszewski as |
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Agnieszka Podsiadlik as Agnieszka Kozłowska |
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Piotr Ziarkiewicz as Piotr Ziarkiewicz |
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Małgorzata Rożniatowska as Physician |
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Witold Kaczanowski as Adam Koniecpolski |
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Wit Kaczanowski Jr. as Witek (young) |
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Marta Waldera as Marzenka |
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Joanna Szarkowska as Aniela (young) |
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Weronika Karwowska as Aniela's Neighbor |
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Kai Schoenhals as Aniela's Neighbor |
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Sylwia Bocheńska as Girl with the Tea |
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Róża Salamonowicz as |
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Remigiusz Przełożny as Aniela's Fiancé |
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Leszek Musiał as |
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Adam Karczewski as |
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Marcin Jochim as |
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Maksymilian Joks as |
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Marek Petykiewicz as |
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Tomasz Pokora as |
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Jan Żołnowski as |
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Sandra Bitau as |
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Michał Bisaga as |
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Jacek Góral as |
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Piotr Miklaszewski as |
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Tomasz Deres as |
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Cezary Książek as |
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Tomasz Bek as |
| Directing | Dorota Kędzierzawska | Director |
| Editing | Dorota Kędzierzawska | Editor |
| Editing | Artur Reinhart | Editor |
| Camera | Artur Reinhart | Director of Photography |
| Production | Luiza Miklaszewska-Janeczek | Casting |
| Crew | Zdzisław Gębicz | Documentation & Support |
| Crew | Michał Bisaga | Documentation & Support |
| Art | Albina Barańska | Set Designer |
| Art | Artur Reinhart | Set Designer |
| Art | Jarosław Borys | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katarzyna Morawska | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Płochocka | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Włodzimierz Pawlik | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Włodzimierz Pawlik | Musician |
| Sound | Włodzimierz Pawlik | Conductor |
| Sound | Anna Sikorzak-Oklek | Musician |
| Sound | Piotr Ziarkiewicz | Musician |
| Sound | Reinhard Stergar | Sound |
| Sound | Kacper Habisiak | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Marcin Kasiński | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Pavel Štverák | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Jan Martínek | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Remigiusz Przełożny | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalia Król | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Krystyna Zasada | Acting Double |
| Crew | Ewa Siedlecka | Acting Double |
| Crew | Witold Gajzler | Special Effects |
| Crew | Michał Wićko | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jędrzej Pilarski | Catering |
| Production | Michał Bisaga | Production Manager |
| Production | Justyna Trzeciak | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Artur Reinhart | Producer |
| Production | Piotr Miklaszewski | Producer |
| Production | Wojciech Maryański | Producer |
| Writing | Dorota Kędzierzawska | Screenplay |