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Edi

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.2K
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Edi (2002)
Drama

The film tells a story of two scrap pickers - the title hero Edi and his friend Jureczek. Edi is wrongly accused of having raped the girl whose brothers have got the control over one of the ... Read allThe film tells a story of two scrap pickers - the title hero Edi and his friend Jureczek. Edi is wrongly accused of having raped the girl whose brothers have got the control over one of the city areas. Edi is severely punished for that but he accepts his fate taking care of the g... Read allThe film tells a story of two scrap pickers - the title hero Edi and his friend Jureczek. Edi is wrongly accused of having raped the girl whose brothers have got the control over one of the city areas. Edi is severely punished for that but he accepts his fate taking care of the girl's child.

  • Director
    • Piotr Trzaskalski
  • Writers
    • Wojciech Lepianka
    • Piotr Trzaskalski
  • Stars
    • Henryk Golebiewski
    • Jacek Braciak
    • Jacek Lenartowicz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Piotr Trzaskalski
    • Writers
      • Wojciech Lepianka
      • Piotr Trzaskalski
    • Stars
      • Henryk Golebiewski
      • Jacek Braciak
      • Jacek Lenartowicz
    • 31User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Henryk Golebiewski
    Henryk Golebiewski
    • Edi
    Jacek Braciak
    Jacek Braciak
    • Jureczek Sokolow
    Jacek Lenartowicz
    Jacek Lenartowicz
    • Princess's Brother
    Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
    Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
    • Princess's Brother
    Aleksandra Kisio
    Aleksandra Kisio
    • Princess
    Dominik Bak
    • Gypsy
    Malgorzata Flegel-Siedler
    • Krysia
    Tomasz Jarosz
    • Andrzej
    Stefan Rola
    • Stefan
    Ryszard Anyszkiewicz
    • Maly
    Dariusz Walor
    • Maly's Son
    Maria Maj
    Maria Maj
    • Maly's Wife
    Boguslaw Plaszynski
    • Director
    Anna Grazyna Suchocka
    • Woman in Shop
    Barbara Dzido-Lelinska
    • Bartender Jadzia
    Anna Grzeszczak
    Anna Grzeszczak
    • Nurse
    Zofia Plewinska
    Zofia Plewinska
    • School Charwoman
    Marcin Adamczewski
    • Director
      • Piotr Trzaskalski
    • Writers
      • Wojciech Lepianka
      • Piotr Trzaskalski
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews31

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    gary-stretton

    A beautifully paced depiction of an anonymous everyday hero.

    This film stands tall for its honest portrayal of humanity in the face of being used as a scape-goat. Edi deserves your attention - it will move you, make you angry, sad and possibly bring tears for both. It doesn't lapse into mere sentimentality however. A life-affirming experience. I watched it on DVD but relish the chance to see it on the big screen. The English sub-titles related the story without affecting continuity or plot, or removing any of the film's subtlety or nuances, found in its native Polish language.

    The cinematography brought to life a Poland of two kinds - the harsh reality of city life and the pastoral beauty and salvation of the countryside. Poland's own transition since Solidarity seemed to be similarly mirrored. Edi's existence as an educated man forced into a seedy subculture in the city never compromises his own self-belief and therein the true hero lies. Wrongly accused of rape, his life is at the mercy of two crime-lords. Self-sacrifice as a means to redemption isn't Hollywood but that's where the humanity of Edi lies.
    10wd00

    A gem

    This is an amazing movie on many fronts and it falls into that category that you don't mind seeing over again. Although the premise of watching the a movie about junk collectors is not appealing, this is really a feel good movie with humour that will have you thinking all the way home. Made apparently on a skimpy budget, with no stars and some amateur cast it really shows what brilliant movie making can be when a good story, script, direction and photography as well as crew talent are all combined.

    Some people see parallels between Edi and American Beauty and there seem to be a few but IMO there is more depth to Edi. In Edi the clearly pictured, focused and simply told with bitter-sweet humour (although the latter may be missed on non Polish audiences) take on life and our role in the world overall, is much neater and with more depth than that of the characters in American Beauty. All of this is done avoiding Hollywood sentimentalism.

    I really cannot find any weak points in the movie. I do hope that this is a sign of the blossoming of a new breed of Polish film makers. Go and see it.
    8Red-125

    Love and sacrifice in Poland

    Edi (2002), directed and co-scripted by Piotr Trzaskalski, was shown at the Rochester Polish Film Festival at the Little Theatre.

    Henryk Golebiewski plays Edi (pronounced "Eddie"), an intelligent and gentle intellectual, who has ended up literally and figuratively on the scrapheap--he collects scrap metal on the street. His business partner, Jureczek (played by Jacek Braciak) is neither intelligent nor particularly gentle. (The relationship between the two men reminded me of the relationship between George and Lennie in "Of Mice and Men.") The two live at the fringe of society, barely making enough money to keep a roof over their heads and liquor in their systems.

    Two brutal gangsters--known only as "The Brothers," hire Edi to tutor their sister so that she will pass her high school examinations. The sister, Princess, played by Aleksandra Kisio, is attractive in a nubile adolescent way, and Edi falls in love with her. This love leads Edi to make two immense sacrifices for Princess--sacrifices that will change his life forever.

    The film also stars the luminous Polish actor Malgorzata Flegel-Siedler as Krysia, a woman whose relationship with Edi provides us with his "back-story."

    This is a sad film about bad things happening to a kind and gentle man. It's not cheerful or cheering, but it's serious, well made, and worth seeing.
    tedg

    Over Alls

    There are two film communities that carry special expectations for me. One of them is Polish film. Its probably not fair, but Kieslowski and Polanksi seem to be more than film geniuses. They seem to reflect a certain manifest spirit of the people that is coherent and close to the surface. One gets the illusion that Poland is a place where ordinary motions and lives are easily revealed as lovely, wound with an attractive, unornamented motion.

    So any Polish film comes to me with the expectation that it will be special. I have just the opposite expectation for Czech and Hungarian films for instance. I expect them to simply struggle.

    This is a film that let me down for the only reason that it is Polish. If you do not know it, there are events that don't quite matter. The thing is a sort of meditation on the perfection of placement within flows of hopelessness. Its all about grace in motion, and does some superb work in conveying the story cinematically. For instance, there are many high overhead shots of our two junkpickers moving gracefully, usually through dank urban residue. These are complemented by similar drifting shots from the side, many with portals and revealing planes.

    So the man with the eye surely know what he was doing; and he is successful in giving us pure visual language that gets to the heart of the thing. Its not nuanced, woven in any way, so after a bit you wonder if this is all: a canvas with no paint. So its the guy with the pen that seems to have decided that a simple tone is good enough. So what you end up with is something not worthy of Poland, an art film that can serve as a date movie is your date isn't deep enough to be interesting.

    There are some story knots: the ex-girlfriend and his brother; the tales of a past untold; the small laughs about junk. But it could have been a film that mattered.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
    10jaga2

    smooth movie on friendship and heroism

    It's the best movie in 2002 for me. Today's life of almost everybody is in horrible rush, crying for more money, more fancy dresses, exotic food, faster cars etc. We forgot the meaning of true friendship, simple love, everyday devotion. The guy called Edi is very poor one, jobless, homeless, alcoholic. But he works on his own - he picks scrap everyday to feed him and handicapped friend, living with him in ruins. He smiles everydays, helps to smile other guys, tries to make the world around more happy. Edi falls in love very badly and he is faithful to the girl in really heroic way. That simple guy is great man. After the movie I was ashamed I ever complain on my own life.

    Call to your girl and go to see this movie, it's worth your time!

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    • Trivia
      Poland's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards 2003.
    • Soundtracks
      Gdy nam spiewal Elvis Presley
      Music by Ryszard Kniat

      Lyrics by Andrzej Kosmala

      Performed by Krzysztof Krawczyk

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2002 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Official site
      • SPI Int'l - Opus Film
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Эди
    • Filming locations
      • Adamów, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Opus Film
      • SPI International
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,310,652
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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