Meska sprawa

Name: Meska sprawa
Genre: Drama, Short
Released: 2002-03-22
Duration: 26 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Bartosz Idczak, Mariusz Jakus, Marek Bielecki, Katarzyna Bargielowska, Tomasz Rolinski

IMDb ID: tt0304394 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.6 (556 votes)

Genres: Drama · Short

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, tyrannised by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: A Man Thing (English)
Germany: Männersache
Poland: Męska sprawa
Finland: Miesten juttu
France: Une affaire d'hommes
Russia: Мужское дело
A Man ThingRelease Date2002-03-22Runtime26 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsPolandLanguagesPolishKeywordsabused boy
fooling around
changing clothes
boy crying
taking off someone's clothesFilming LocationsLódz, Lódzkie, PolandProduction CompaniesPolish National Film SchoolOfficial SitesFilm Polski (Poland) - http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/film1.dll/opisfilmu?baza=3&nrf=6374&start=1IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304394/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0304394.jpgUpdated At2026-08-10T15:01:15

Directors

Slawomir Fabicki

Writers

Slawomir Fabicki

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Bartosz Idczak | Character: Bartek Idczak
Actor: Mariusz Jakus | Character: Andrzej, coach
Actor: Marek Bielecki | Character: Stefan, Bartek`s father
Actor: Katarzyna Bargielowska | Character: Hanka, Bartek`s mother
Actor: Tomasz Rolinski | Character: Platfus, Bartek`s brother
Actor: Andrzej Wichrowski | Character: Chief of dog shelter
Actor: Grzegorz Król | Character: Siwy
Actor: Mariusz Pilawski | Character: Henryk, head master
Actor: Katarzyna Chmara | Character: Teacher of religion

[Directors Group]
Name: Slawomir Fabicki | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Slawomir Fabicki | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tomasz Stefaniak | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Barbara Kolago | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Bogumil Godfrejów | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Joanna Fabicka | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Sebastian Molski | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Agnieszka Werner | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Agnieszka Werner | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Peter Vogt | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mariusz Ziubryniewicz | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Ewa Bogusz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrzej Zabicki | Role: Sound Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304394/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: August 2001 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Ukraine: October 2001 (Molodist International Film Festival)
Poland: March 22, 2002
Germany: April 16, 2002 (Dresden Film Festival)
Poland: May 2002 (Krakow Film Festival)
Canada: June 5, 2002 (Worldwide Short Film Festival)
Czech Republic: March 7, 2003 (European Union Film Festival)
Japan: September 18, 2007 (Polish Short Film Selection)

Awards

Box Office

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