2002, 102 min

in Polish with English subtitles

 

Back and Forth

 

3Awards and the Polish FF in Gdynia, Poland, 2002: best director, editing and costume design

 

 

Direction:                   Wojciech Wójcik

Screenplay:                Anna  Płażewska, Maciej Świerkocki

Cinematography:       Piotr Wojtowicz

Music:                        Krzesimir Dębski

Scenography:             Jacek Osadowski

 

Cast:                           Janusz Gajos, Jan Frycz, Olaf Lubaszenko, Edyta Olszówka,

Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Kołbasiuk, Sławomir Orzechowski

 

 

It is 1965. Andrzej Hoffman is an eminent physician who lives and works in Lodz. After the war he spent a few years in prison. The only evidence in the case against him was a denunciation brought to the Security Services and his wartime activities in the Home Army. One day at work he meets Piotr whom he knew yet from partisan times. Piotr wants to get out of Poland at any cost to start a new and better life in the West. The only way to break with the gray Polish reality is to get a passport and as much money as possible. The only solution is to rob a bank. Piotr had prepared a plan to hold up a bank long ago, but he would need an accomplice. That will be Andrzej, for whom travel out of the country is the last opportunity for him to see his wife and daughter who live in Great Britain. The plot thickens when the authorities want to force Andrzej to collaborate. A functionary of the Security Office blackmails him with false witness accounts that could end his career. Under these circumstances the only way out is to steal the money and get out quickly. Deciding to do the hold-up is only the beginning of the road to “freedom.” Precise preparations involve a swift and bloodless robbery. The plan veers out of control when during the hold-up a guard is wounded. The ambulance takes him to the nearest hospital and the doctor who will operate on him is Andrzej Hoffman. During surgery he must make the most important decision of his life – whether he should save a human life or let the only witness die.

 

WOJCIECH WÓJCIK

B. 1943

 

 

Graduate of the National Film Academy in Lodz. In 1967 he made his debut with a 30-minute graduate film entitled “Night Visit.” As second director he worked with Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Kazimierz Kutz, Edward Zebrowski, Stanislaw Rozewicz, Jan Rybkowski, Jan Lomnicki, and Jerzy Hoffman. In 1971 he made the television film “Guest Performance.” In 1980 he directed the film “Window,” which paved the way to his next projects. For his next films he received numerous awards and commendations, one of which was an award at the San Sebastian film festival for “Bermuda Triangle.” He has become very popular thanks to his television series “Extradition.”

 

Filmography:

 

1981 Window

1982 Karate Polish Style

1985 Alone Among His Own

1986 Private Investigation

1987 Bermuda Triangle – director, writer

1990 To Kill On… – director, writer

1995 Extradition (TV series)

1996 Extradition 2 (TV series)

1998 Extradition 3 (TV series)

2000 The Last Mission – director, writer

2001 There and Back

2001 Sfora (a TV series in production) – director, writer

 

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