A Man Thing

A Man Thing

2001-08-01 • 26m •
Drama
7.8
User Score
13 votes

"A Man Thing is Your Thing"

Overview

13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannized by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.

Sławomir Fabicki

Director

Sławomir Fabicki

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

pl

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

26m

Release Date

2001-08-01

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Reviews

anunsungzer0

anunsungzer0

2012-07-28T15:53:03.000Z

This is a short film about child abuse. The child actor is very engaging, extremely natural, very well led by the director. The cinematography gives everything a grimy, realistic, post-communist bleakness. Kudos to the director for keeping everything tight and lean. Whether the film could be more uplifting is a question of taste. Polish cinema isn't exactly known for it's light touch so don't expect a happy ending. The only real problem with the story is that it's not very original. In fact, it looks like a compressed version of "Kes" with dogs substituted for birds. I guess if you haven't seen that Ken Loach film it won't matter but this fact stuck out for me. -miszel, IMDB