VABANK - 8TH POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN PERTH

VABANK

comedy, crime I 1981 I Poland

SUNDAY 25/09/2022 4:00pm I THE BACKLOT PERTH

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its release, we invite you to watch on the big screen the cult heist movie VABANK, one of the best and most popular Polish comedies.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of its cinema premiere in March 1982, we invite you to watch with us on the big screen the cult heist movie VABANK. Set in the criminal underworld of 1930’s Warsaw, it tells the story of charming bank robber Henryk Kwinto (Jan Machulski), who upon leaving prison decides to take sweet revenge on his former partner, Gustaw Kramer (Leonard Pietraszak), responsible for Kwinto’s incarceration. Not only does he come up with a clever plan to rob Kramer’s famous and well protected bank, but also makes it look like the culprit is Kramer himself.

From the director of smash hits such as Sex Mission and Kiler, VABANK was the directorial debut of Juliusz Machulski, made shortly after graduating from the Łodź Film School. 

"Humour, brilliantly constructed intrigue, exacting and tight directorial methods – in this film, everything came together perfectly, allowing the creation of a story both relevant and captivating to audiences from any country."— Vladimir Gromov, Culture.pl

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

WINNER: AGIS-BNL Award I Mystfest I 1982

WINNER: Best Debut Director I Gdynia Film Festival I 1981

NOMINATED: Gold Hugo for Best Feature I Chicago International Film Festival I 1982

NOMINATED: Best Film I Mystfest I 1982

VABANK

Original Title: Vabank

Duration: 109 min

Language: Polish with English subtitles

Director: Juliusz Machulski

Cast: Jan Machulski, Leonard Pietraszak, Witold Pyrkosz, Ewa Szykulska, Jacek Chmielnik, Krzysztof Kiersznowski, Elżbieta Zającówna, Leon Niemczyk

WEBSITE: www.polishfilmfestival.org/vabank