The Winner (2011 film)

The Winner (Polish: Wygrany) is a 2011 American-Polish co-production written and directed by Wieslaw Saniewski and starring Pawel Szajda, Janusz Gajos, Wojciech Pszoniak and Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska.

The Winner
Polish theatrical release poster.
Directed byWiesław Saniewski
Produced byGrażyna Molska
Written byWiesław Saniewski
StarringPawel Szajda
Janusz Gajos
Wojciech Pszoniak
Music byCarlos Libedinski
Fernando del Castillo
Marcello Toth
Mariano Castro
CinematographyPiotr Kukla
Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Edited byJarosław Barzan
Production
company
Saco Films (film company)
Distributed byForumfilm
Release date
  • March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
Poland
LanguageEnglish and Polish
Budget$3,300,000

Film tells a story of Oliver (played by Pawel Szajda, "Under the Tuscan Sun" and HBO's "Generation Kill") who is a young and talented pianist. When his life and promising career suddenly collapse, he finds an unexpected help in a retired math teacher, now a compulsive horse race gambler (played by Janusz Gajos).

The Winner was filmed in Chicago, German town Baden-Baden and Polish city of Wroclaw and Lądek Zdrój. Film's soundtrack includes music of Chopin, three Elvis Presley's songs and tango.

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