The Mighty Angel is an adaptation of Jerzy Pilch's bestselling novel directed by Wojciech Smarzowski with an all-star cast of actors including Robert Więckiewicz in the lead. The movie was shot on location in Kraków and Nowy Sącz in the winter of 2013. The film is a dark-humored study of alcoholism and its psychological and social
impact.

The film is produced by Profil Film Jacek Rzehak with a budget of 1.7 million EUR. The production received 2.5 m PLN from the Polish Film Institute and 600,000 PLN from the Krakow Regional Film Fund. The film is coproduced by Fundacja EDM Plus, HBO Polska, Kraków Film Commission, Telewizja Polska, Mojotribe and Kino.

The film premiered in Polish cinemas on 17 January 2013 and is currently the second best opening in the overall Polish box office for 2014 with 881,000 tickets sold in total, surpassing the big foreign titles with 253,937 viewers and the fourth best Polish title opening in the last 20 years.

Crew:

Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski
Written by: Wojciech Smarzowski based on a novel by Jerzy Pilch
Director of photography: Tomasz Madejski PSC
Music by: Mikołaj Trzaska
Production design by: Jagna Janicka
Costume design by: Katarzyna Lewińska, Julia Jarża-Brataniec
Make-up by: Ewa Drobiec
Sound by: Jacek Hamela
Edited by: Paweł Laskowski PSM
Produced by: Profil Film
Producer: Jacek Rzehak
Co-produced by: Fundacja EDM+, Telewizja Polska, Krakowskie Biuro
Festiwalowe, HBO Europe, Kino Świat, Mojotribe
Executive producer: Klaudia Śmieja
Co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Distributed by: Kino Świat

Cast:

Robert Więckiewicz
Julia Kijowska
Andrzej Grabowski
Iza Kuna
Iwona Bielska
Kinga Preis
Iwona Wszołkówna
Jacek Braciak

Production contact:
Profil Film
3/36 Huculska Str
Warsaw, Poland
tel. +48 22 840 0123
www.themightyangel.com 
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