The Atlas (2017)
A remote, and a bit crazy to be honest, psychiatric hospital receives a curious patient —one who he doesn’t move nor speak but spends his days standing with his hands up. The only thing known is his nickname — “The Atlas”. In a word, he is a riddle and riveting one at that, like an itch you cannot quite scratch. Theories and informed-and-fact-based-gossip flourish all around the place. As luck would have it, so does the conflict as what to do with him. The situation is close to exploding, but the Atlas won’t stir. Or will he?
Director: Maciej Kawalski
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Magdalena Pociecha as |
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Tomasz Kot as 'Atlas' |
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Kinga Ciesielska as |
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Marian Opania as |
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Olga Miłaszewska as |
| Sound | Łukasz Targosz | Musician |
| Sound | Łukasz Targosz | Music Producer |
| Production | Ewa M. Pawłowska | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Sylwia Czaplewska | Casting |
| Directing | Maciej Kawalski | Director |
| Writing | Maciej Kawalski | Writer |
| Camera | Paweł Dyllus | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Łukasz Targosz | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Alicja Kazimierczak | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominika Syroka-Czwartosz | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aleksandra Plewako-Szczerbińska | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Maciej Pawłowski | Sound |
| Editing | Marek Klimaszewski | Editor |
| Editing | Magdalena Chowańska | Editor |
| Production | Ewa Jastrzębska | Producer |
| Production | Stanisław Dziedzic | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Adam Mendry | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Jerzy Kapuściński | Producer |