Cezary Harasimowicz

Writing

Cezary Harasimowicz

Acting credits

Three Colors: White poster
7.4

Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.

Three Colors: White

1994

Sexchange poster
2.5

A zany and ribald farce about a machismo-fueled, philandering president, who strongly detests homosexuals and any other threats to his masculinity. His wife spends her days in utter misery, bemoaning her rapidly advancing age and counting her husband's lovers. One evening, when Mr. President beds his sexy female assistant, it wreaks a level of change that the man never could have foreseen.

Sexchange

2009

Decalogue X poster
7.9

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothers get in their father’s world, the more dire and comical their situation becomes.

Decalogue X

1989

The Leper poster
6.5

A simple governess and a wealthy aristocrat fall madly in love with each other. However, his family are prejudiced towards her and have other plans for him.

The Leper

1976

The Big Race poster
6.0

Set in 1952, the story follows events around the "Peace Run", a propaganda 3-day marathon for peace. The winner is to be presented with a new motorcycle by the country's president. Chief organizer is a ruthless manipulator who will stop at nothing to make sure that the right man wins. There are two runners, Budny and Stolar, who are participating in the race for different reasons.

The Big Race

1981

Seychelles poster
6.5

A small-time racketeer Stefek evades mob bosses by passing himself off as a mentally unstable cleptomaniac and laying low in an asylum. The racketeer and his closest devotee escape from the asylum and find work at the opera. Stefek becomes stage-doorman and soon discovers that the opera doubles as a brothel.

Seychelles

1991

No artwork available
6.0

On August 1, 1944, Warsaw holds its breath as Home Army couriers spread word that “W-hour” is at 17:00. A platoon under “Czarny” must assault German barracks without the expected backup—an order they follow at the risk of collective suicide.

Godzina W

1979

Sezon na bażanty poster
7.0

Well-known fencer Paweł Kaczmarek makes an important decision in his life – he decides to quit drinking. Unexpectedly, he receives information that his ex-wife is staying in Austria with his child. He immediately sets off for Austria, finds Anna's apartment, and kidnaps his own son.

Sezon na bażanty

1986

Behind the camera

Brute poster
5.7

Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.

Brute

1997

Sexchange poster
2.5

A zany and ribald farce about a machismo-fueled, philandering president, who strongly detests homosexuals and any other threats to his masculinity. His wife spends her days in utter misery, bemoaning her rapidly advancing age and counting her husband's lovers. One evening, when Mr. President beds his sexy female assistant, it wreaks a level of change that the man never could have foreseen.

Sexchange

2009

State of Fear poster
7.7

Realistic depiction of the Polish martial law in 1981. John Malecki is a young actor with good career prospects in a Warsaw theater, preparing to play Hamlet, his dream role. John plans to go to Sweden. Any involvement with the new Solidarnośc movement might put his visa to Sweden at risk. But staying neutral in these times is not an easy task.

State of Fear

1989

Who Is Joe Louis? poster
7.0

The story of Finnish boxer Joni, who brings up a son Simppa from his relationship with Polish girlfriend Eva. The mother left them years ago and returned to Poland. Eve is about to marry, but she still loves Joni.

Who Is Joe Louis?

1992

Keep Away from the Window poster
6.3

In a small village a couple fails to conceive. One day the man brings home to hide a Jewish woman whose family was murdered.

Keep Away from the Window

2000

The Lovers of Marona poster
4.8

The movie is based on Iwaszkiewicz's autobiographic story and focuses on main character's (Janek's) close relationship with a woman named Ola and a man named Arek. It takes place in a small village called Marona which is situated by the beautiful lake.

The Lovers of Marona

2006

Ja wam pokażę! poster
3.6

The film follows warm-hearted journalist Judyta, whose simple and touching outlook - head sometimes in the clouds but heart always with her beloved - resonates with women of all walks of life. As she chases stories and love, Judyta learns that faith in luck and honest emotion can turn even the most ordinary days into moments worthy of a heartfelt song.

Ja wam pokażę!

2006

Life Must Go On poster
5.9

When cancer-stricken alcoholic actor discovers he's only got 3 months to live, he decides to change his life and reconcile with his estranged daughter.

Life Must Go On

2015

300 Miles to Heaven poster
6.9

Based on a true story dating back to 1985 when two Polish boys, a teenager and his little brother, escaped from communist Poland all the way to Sweden, hidden under a truck. In the movie, their destination has been changed to Denmark.

300 Miles to Heaven

1989

The Call of the Toad poster
5.4

A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.

The Call of the Toad

2005

Seychelles poster
6.5

A small-time racketeer Stefek evades mob bosses by passing himself off as a mentally unstable cleptomaniac and laying low in an asylum. The racketeer and his closest devotee escape from the asylum and find work at the opera. Stefek becomes stage-doorman and soon discovers that the opera doubles as a brothel.

Seychelles

1991

Koniec poster
NR

A referee informs his associates about the nuclear war that is about to begin.

Koniec

1990

No artwork available
NR

A burglar finds himself in a studio apartment waiting for the death of an elderly woman.

Babisia

1993

No artwork available
NR

The small M-2 is inhabited by: Tatko, his daughters Krysia and Dusia, and Krysia's husband, Miecio. Tatko, a pensioner, is the creator of the house rules. A dictator who can bear no opposition, arouses respect from the environment, although perhaps not entirely. Unexpectedly, due to Dusia, the population of the cramped M-2 is doubling.

Słodkiego, miłego życia

1993