My Nikifor

My Nikifor

My Nikifor

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My Nikifor

2004

1h 35m

5.8(16 votes)

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Overview

In 1960s Krynica, veteran artist Włosiński’s orderly life is disrupted when local outsider Nikifor - deaf, mute, and dismissed as a harmless eccentric - arrives at his studio and begins painting his naïve masterpieces. Their unlikely friendship transforms both men, sparking a late-life creative and personal rebirth that reshapes Włosiński’s world and finally earns Nikifor recognition for his singular talent.

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Canal+ Polska

Telewizja Polska

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Krystyna Feldman

Nikifor Krynicki

Krystyna Feldman

Acting

Roman Gancarczyk

Marian Wlosinski

Roman Gancarczyk

Acting

Jerzy Gudejko

Ryszard Nowak

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Jowita Budnik

Cleaning Lady Kowalska

Jowita Budnik

Acting

Lucyna Malec

Hanna Wlosinska

Lucyna Malec

Acting

Katarzyna Paczyńska

Ala Wlosinska

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Karolina Paczynska

Ewa Wlosinska

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Artur Steranko

Doctor Rosen

Artur Steranko

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Marian Dziędziel

Beekeeper Ferek

Marian Dziędziel

Acting

Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska

Nikifor's Housekeeper

Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska

Acting

Ewa Wencel

Director of 'Zacheta'

Ewa Wencel

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