written and directed by Andrzej Jakimowski director of photography Adam Bajerski
Awards:
- Miami Film Festival, USA - Miami Knight Grand Jury Prize for Best Foreign Film (March 2008)
- Premier Plans Film Festival in Angers, France - Jury Special Award and Audience Award (January 2008)
- Neisse Film festival in Zittau - Main Jury Award (May 2008)
- Festival du Film Chatenay-Malabry - Main Jury Award (April 2008)
- Open Ukrainian Film Festival in Kiev-Odessa, Ukraine - Main Jury Award (June 2008)
- Polish Eagle Award 2008 for Best Script and Best Supporting Actor (Tomasz Sapryk); Audience Award
- East-West International Film Festival, Baku 2008 - Youth Jury Award
- Rabat International Amateur Film Festival, 2008 - Award for Acting (Ewelina Walendziak)
- Venice International Film Festival, Italy - Europa Cinemas Award and Lanterna Magica Award (September 2007)
- International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany - Special Jury Award and Cinema Owners Award (October 2007)
- Tokyo International Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan - Best Actor Award (Damian Ul) (October 2007)
- São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil - Jury Special Award (November 2007)
- Festival of European Films on Wheels, Kars, Turkey 2007 - "Bronze Goose" Critics' Award (November 2007)
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece - Human Values Award (November 2007)
- Tbilisi International Film Festival, Georgia - Best Film Award - Golden Prometheus and Sergo Parajanov Prize (December 2007)
- Bratislava International Film Festival, 2007 - FIPRESCI Award
- Polish Film Festival, Gdynia 2007 - Grand Prix - "Golden Lions" Jury Award, Award for Cinematography (Adam Bajerski)
- International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Plus Camerimage, Łódź, 2007 - Main Award in Polish Films Competition (Adam Bajerski)
Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that the chain of events he sets in motion will help him get closer to his father who abandoned his mother. His sister Elka, 17, helps him learn how to "bribe" fate with small sacrifices. Tricks and coincidences eventually bring the father to the mother's doorstep but things go wrong. In despair Stefek tries his good luck with the most risky of his tricks.
