Day of the Wacko (2002)
"Dzien swira" (original title)

It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is... See full summary »

Director:

Marek Koterski

Writer:

Marek Koterski

Stars:

Marek Kondrat, Janina Traczykówna, Andrzej Grabowski

5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marek Kondrat	...	Adas
Janina Traczykówna	...	Matka
Andrzej Grabowski	...	Sasiad
Michal Koterski	...	Syn Sylwus
Joanna Sienkiewicz	...	Byla zona
Monika Donner-Trelinska	...	Ela
Aleksander Bednarz	...	Sasiad z dolu
Zbigniew Buczkowski	...	Dozorca koszacy trawnik
Dorota Chotecka	...	Wlascicielka psa w pociagu
Maria Ciunelis	...	Wariatka w pociagu
Krystyna Czubówna	...	Spikerka
Bozena Dykiel	...	Wlascicielka psa
Piotr Fronczewski	...	Lekarz w TV
Anna Gornostaj	...	Klientka w kiosku
Joanna Jedrejek	...	Dziewczyna reklamujaca 'wyciag z fiuta'

Storyline

It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.

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Plot Keywords:

dreaming | teacher | middle aged man | love | pain | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [pl]

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

7 June 2002 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Day of the Freak

Filming Locations:

Debki, Pomorskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Filmowe Zebra, Vision Film Production, Non Stop Film Service

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When we see the dog shitting under Adam's balcony, it firstly does it on thick, green grass but in the later scene when the dog is with a woman, it stands on bare ground without any grass.

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Quotes

Adam Miauczynski: My dear friend on this journey. You built this dark mound to lead the life of a termite. Protected from the sunlight. Closed in your sad rigid rituals. Even if they make you mad, these rituals became your shield against the winds, the waves, against stars and feelings. Every day you struggle to forget your human condition. The clay you are molded from has dried out and hardened. No one will ever find in you an astronomer, musician, altruist, poet or human who lived for even one day.

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Connections

Remade as Protest Day (2012)

User Reviews

Society-Critical film especially funny for polish people!

The film does not consist only of flat humor as of vulgar speech and behave of the protagonist but has a very deep social critic (as for example the popping up of 3rd world scenes or showing how neighbors treat each other or in general how people talk to each other). The protagonist appears as a freak but compared to the rest of the world he is the most normal one, it is the behave of the society which leads him to his abnormality. An other strong critical emphasis is put on the consume-society of our world. TV advertisements are shown totally ridiculously and the products they advertise are totally non-sense. It may appear quite funny, but if we think about this fact it is shown like it is in reality. Profit and consume dominate about rationality and humanity. It is one of the best movies I've seen in the last year, the humor is not typical American slapstick or "Al Bundy -like" but the vulgar talking of the protagonist calms the pathetic style and makes it easier to watch and also very funny. A+!!!