The gala premiere of “Johnny”, directed by Daniel Jaroszek, took place in Warsaw with cast members Piotr Trojan, Maria Pakulnis, Witold Dębicki and Marta Stalmierska in attendance. The many guests included Jurek Owsiak, Donald Tusk, Natalia Kukulska and Remigiusz Mróz. We present photos from the event. The film hits cinema screens across Poland on Friday.

Also present at the premiere were Father Kaczkowski’s family, representatives of the Puck hospice and the Father Jan Kaczkowski Foundation, as well as Patryk and Żaneta Galewski, played in the film by Piotr Trojan and Marta Stalmierska.

– Looking at this production, I am convinced that Kaczkowski would have been pleased if he had had the chance to see it. It is more than certain that “Johnny” will win over audiences too – writes Kamil Dachnij about “Johnny” on the WP film portal.

And audiences did indeed take to the film. “Johnny” returned from the 47th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia with the Audience Award. Piotr Trojan (best leading actor), Marta Stalmierska (best acting debut, also for the film “Apokawixa”) and Dawid Ogrodnik (the Golden Kangaroo – the award of Australian film distributors) also received honours.

The film is directed by Daniel Jaroszek, who until now has worked on projects in the advertising industry. “Johnny” is his feature debut. The screenplay is by Maciej Kraszewski.

The producer of “Johnny” is Robert Kijak (NEXT FILM). The co-producers are TVN, Grupa Moderator Studio Filmowe, Warmia Resort, Dawid Podsiadło, Maciej Woć, Sebastian Kwiatkowski, Rafał Różański, Visual Work Rebel Media, Esmetric, Aneta Graff-Dąbrowska, Dreamsound, Cineline, Abstraction Plan, Maciej Kraszewski, Dobra Robota.

“Johnny” was made in cooperation with Father Jan’s family and the Father Jan Kaczkowski Foundation.

NEXT FILM is handling the film’s distribution.

Co-financing:

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Johnny

Release date: 23 September 2022

“Johnny” is a story based on true events that moves and inspires. It is told from the perspective of Patryk Galewski, a young man in the care of Father Jan Kaczkowski who did not have an easy start in life.

Patryk breaks into a house in a small town. A court sentence orders him to do community service at the hospice in Puck, where he meets the remarkable Father Jan Kaczkowski. The priest gets young vocational-school boys, seemingly hardened rebels, involved in helping the sick. In his work he focuses on closeness, tenderness and fighting for relationships with other people. He teaches empathy. And he does it with wholesale amounts of humour, which wins him enormous popularity. Not long afterwards, Jan himself faces the challenge of battling an illness. Patryk finds himself in a situation that will change his entire life.

 

Starring: Dawid Ogrodnik, Piotr Trojan, Magdalena Czerwińska, Anna Dymna, Maria Pakulnis, Marta Stalmierska, Witold Dębicki, Michał Kaleta, Joachim Lamża

Directed by: Daniel Jaroszek

Screenplay: Maciej Kraszewski

Producer: Robert Kijak

Co-producers: TVN, Grupa Moderator Studio Filmowe, Warmia Resort, Dawid Podsiadło, Maciej Woć, Sebastian Kwiatkowski, Rafał Różański, Visual Work Rebel Media, Esmetric, Aneta Graff-Dąbrowska, Dreamsound, Cineline, Abstraction Plan, Maciej Kraszewski, Dobra Robota

Cinematography: Michał Dąbal PSC

Production design: Karolina Rączka

Costume design: Zofia Komasa

Make-up: Liliana Gałązka

Casting director: Konrad Bugaj

Editing: Maciej Kozłowski PSM

Sound: Sebastian Brański, Wojciech Mielimąka, Marcin Kasiński

Music: Michał Kush

Production manager: Michał Lipski

Line producer: Anna Orska-Olszewska

Executive producer: Festival Group

Production: NEXT FILM

Co-financing: Polish Film Institute

Distribution: NEXT FILM