The Welts

The Welts (Polish: Pręgi) is a 2004 Polish drama film by Magdalena Piekorz in her feature film directorial debut. It was Poland's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1]

The Welts
Polish	Pręgi
Directed by	Magdalena Piekorz
Written by	Wojciech Kuczok
Produced by	Włodzimierz Otulak Krzysztof Zanussi
Starring	Michał Żebrowski Jan Frycz Agnieszka Grochowska Borys Szyc
Release dates	September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) (Gdynia) October 8, 2004 (2004-10-08) (Poland)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Cast

• Michał Żebrowski as Wojciech Winkler
  • Waclaw Adamczyk as Wojciech Winkler (12 years)
• Jan Frycz as Andrzej Winkler
• Agnieszka Grochowska as Tania
• Borys Szyc as Bartosz
  • Alan Andersz as Bartosz (12 years)
• Leszek Piskorz as Priest
• Jan Peszek as Editor-In-Chief
• Tadeusz Bradecki as Doctor
• Mikołaj Grabowski as Doctor
• Maria Maj as Teacher
• Joanna Pierzak as Teacher
• Marcin Bosak

Reception

Leslie Felperin of Variety commended the first half of the film, but wrote that the "second half considerably dilutes this good work."^[2]

See also

• List of submissions to the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film