The Ugliest Car

Poland2017documentary47'Konkurs polski (2017)

The youngest protagonist of the documentary is Wartburg, an automobile over 50 years of age. The car is still on the road, driven by Bogdan, who is inside it with his mother. This road movie which takes place between Majdanek and Germany is actually a journey into the past, retracing the memories from the war. It is also a portrayal of a unique relationship between the mother and the son. Bogdan devotes almost all his time to Kazimiera – except for the moments when he proudly presents the quaint ugliness of the car to the people he accidentally meets.

Awards
  • 2017 National competition
    The Award for the director of the best filmGolden Hobby-Horse
  • 2017 National competition
    The Award of the Student JurySpecial Award
directed by
Grzegorz Szczepaniak

Born in 1984 in Lublin. He is a guitarist by education, a graduate of the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, and a film editor, a graduate of the Film School in Łódź. The Snails, his documentary debut, was made during the DOK PRO course organised by the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. The film was developed under the artistic supervision of Jacek Bławut, Marcel Łoziński and Vita Żelakeviciute.

cinematography
Marek Kozakiewicz
script
Grzegorz Szczepaniak
cast
Kazimiera Różycka, Bogdan Różycki
music
Mikołaj Majkusiak
sound
Michał Fojcik
editing
Jerzy Zawadzki, Grzegorz Szczepaniak
production
Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Joanna Popowska (Wydawnictwo Fonograficzne Anagram), Marta Dużbabel (Polish Television)
Photo
Kadr z filmu The Ugliest Car