Bird Talk (2019)

Based on a script by Andrzej Żuławski, this is a fascinating on-screen dialogue between father and son that combines nostalgia and fury, the sublime with humor, and old-school style with a sharp, penetrating look at Polish reality. The eponymous bird talk is the language used by those excluded from the aggressive majority: a history teacher tormented by children, a teacher of Polish studies fired from his job, a girl who cleans a banker’s villa, a florist with a club foot and a student with a fascination for cinema. Pushed to the margins by the extreme right, they defend themselves with irony, songs and quotes from the classics.

Cast (45)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Sebastian Fabijański

Marian

Eryk Kulm

Józef

Jaśmina Polak

Ania

Katarzyna Chojnacka

Ala

Sebastian Pawlak

Ludwik

Andrzej Chyra

Lucjan

Żaneta Palica

Florist Maria

Borys Szyc

Jakubiec

Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska

Jakubcowa

Daniel Olbrychski

Gustaw

Michał Grudziński

Monika Niemczyk

Biology Teacher

M

Michał Wanio

Priest

Bartosz Obuchowicz

PE Teacher

Wiktor Zborowski

Ludwik's Father

Edyta Januszewska

Student Pupunia

Grzegorz Palkowski

Student

Kacper Olszewski

Student

Natalia Sierzputowska

Student

E

Emil Lipski

Student

P

Paweł Mandziewski

Student

Konrad Skolimowski

Student

K

Konrad Pasik

Student

K

Kaja Wróblewska

Student

K

Karolina Czyż

Student

A

Agata Sacewicz

Student

P

Pawel Kugel

Student

Mikołaj Matczak

Student

Olaf Marchwicki

Student

A

Anna Krzyżanowska

Student

Marcin Mroczek

Rafał Mroczek

W

Wojciech Biedroń

A

Anna Maria Kosik

Michał Kościuk

Alicja Jachiewicz

Józef's Mother

Barbara Garstka

Nun in Rest-home

Danuta Borsuk

Katarzyna Radochońska

K

Katarzyna Trzcińska

Patient in Rest-home

Tomira Kowalik

Patient in Rest-home

G

Gustaw Korzyński

Boy in Front of Flower Shop

M

Marianna Solarz

Girl in Front of Flower Shop

Bartłomiej Kotschedoff

Taxi Driver in Brodnica

K

Krzysztof Bernaś

Passenger in Bus

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