My Father's Bike

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My Father's Bike
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Film poster
Polish Mój rower
Directed by Piotr Trzaskalski
Written byPiotr Trzaskalski
Wojciech Lepianka
Starring Michał Urbaniak
Artur Żmijewski
Edited byCezary Kowalczuk
Music byPrzemysław Stangierski, Wojciech Lemazski
Release date
  • 9 May 2012 (2012-05-09)(GFF)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

My Father's Bike (Polish : Mój rower) is a 2012 Polish comedy film directed by Piotr Trzaskalski. The film premiered at the Gdynia Film Festival, where Trzaskalski and Wojciech Lepianka won best screenplay. [1]

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Cast

Reception and awards

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that a "music-themed Polish comedy-drama of inter-generational family matters may strike a chord with domestic audiences". [2]

The film was awarded the Golden Teeth Award at the 2005 Polish Film Festival in America. [3]

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References

  1. Socha, Jakub. "Gdynia Film Festival / Film / biweekly.pl". biweekly.pl. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. Young, Neil (17 August 2017). "My Father's Bike (Mój rower): Wroclaw Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Awards". Polish Film Festival in America. Retrieved 24 July 2021.