Preserve

(Rezerwat)

After a stormy breakup with his girlfriend, fledgling freelance photographer Marcin Wilczynski (Marcin Kwasny) has to leave her luxurious apartment. He moves to a dilapidated old building in ill-famed Praga – notorious for being the most dangerous district of Warsaw. His new landlord (Krzysztof Janczar) hires him to prepare photographic documentation of the deplorable state of the house. While taking pictures of the neighborhood, Marcin unexpectedly discovers an alien, and at the same time the fascinating world of the old Warsaw not mentioned in official guidebooks. The world where specific rules and code of honor is preserved.... The first “culture clash” comes when Marcin tries to get closer to the intriguing, voluptuous owner of the local hairdresser - Hanka B. (Sonia Bohosiewicz) and thus draws unwanted attention from her boyfriend, hot-tempered criminal Rysiek (Tomasz Karolak). Marcin becomes the source of mischief for a mysterious red haired boy. It is only the beginning of a series of dramatic and funny events that change the hero's life, winning him new friends and new enemies.

Director: Palkowski, Łukasz

Screenplay: Łukasz Palkowski, Marcin Kwaśny

Cinematography: Paweł Sobczyk

Music: Sebastian Krajewski

Film Editor: Paweł Witecki

Principal Cast: Marcin Kwaśny, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Grzegorz Palkowski, Artur Dziurman, Violetta Arlak, Tomasz Karolak

Runtime: 100 minutes

Release Year: 2007

Genre: Drama