The Welts

Oct 8, 2004

1h 31m

★ 6.8

Overview

Following the death of his mother in '80s Poland, 12-year-old Wojciech has taken the brunt of his stressed father's frustrations with him; the boy frequently gets punished via belt. Wojciech's father occasionally tries to, instead, bond with him, but soon snaps back to his short-fused habits. Apart from Wojciech's friend Bartek, no one does anything to help. Jump to present day, Wojciech is a furrow-browed journalist who spends most of his spare time spelunking alone. Just like his father, he has serious anger management issues. Fellow caver Tania feels inexplicably attracted to him, but the love of a good woman may not be enough.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Non Stop Film Service

Studio Filmowe Tor

Vision Film

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Cast

Wojciech Winkler

Michał Żebrowski

Andrzej Winkler

Jan Frycz

Tania

Agnieszka Grochowska

Wojciech Winkler, age 12

Wacław Adamczyk

Bartosz

Borys Szyc

Bartosz, age 12

Alan Andersz

Priest

Leszek Piskorz

Editor-in-Chief

Jan Peszek

Tania's Mother

Dorota Kamińska

Tania's Father

Damian Damięcki

Doctor

Tadeusz Bradecki

Mrs. Maciak

Krystyna Rutkowska-Ulewicz

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