Królewicz Olch
The Erlprince
Staszek Cywka, Agnieszka Podsiadlik
Królewicz Olch | The Erlprince by Kuba Czekaj
POL 2016, Generation
© Łukasz Bąk/ Munk Studio
Staszek Cywka
Królewicz Olch | The Erlprince by Kuba Czekaj
POL 2016, Generation
© Łukasz Bąk/ Munk Studio
The father 't is with his infant child;
He thinks the boy 's well off in his arm,
He grasps him tightly, he keeps him warm.’
J.W.von Goethe
He's barely 14 but already among the greatest men in the history of humanity. His discoveries change the world and all that surrounds us. Alas, hardly anyone's capable of grasping his ideas. His own mother least of all – she's too busy fantasizing about the prize money that he'll win. And his father? He's a savage, a wolf. The two inhabit entirely different realms. But even parallel worlds are interconnected, and it's possible to pass from one to another, of that the boy ‘s convinced. Who knows, perhaps he can manage to make it to the other side, where they can all be one big happy family. But there's not much time: according to the prophet of the universe, there’re only twelve days left until the world's due to end.
With
- Stanisław Cywka (Boy)
- Agnieszka Podsiadlik (Mother)
- Sebastian Łach (Man)
- Bogusława Jantos (Teacher)
- Bernhard Schütz (Professor)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Kuba Czekaj |
| Cinematography | Adam Palenta |
| Editing | Daniel Gąsiorowski |
| Music | Bartek Gliniak |
| Sound Design | Radosław Ochnio |
| Production Design | Anna Wunderlich |
| Costumes | Aleksandra Staszko |
| Make-Up | Aleksandra Dutkiewicz |
| Assistant Director | Anna Majek |
| Production Managers | Agata Szymanska, Magdalena Kaminska |
| Producer | Ewa Jastrzębska |
| Executive Producer | Ewa Jastrzebska |
| Co-Production |
Odra Film Breslau ORKA Warschau Polish Television Warschau |
World Sales
Oration Films
Produced by
Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association
Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Kuba Czekaj
The actress and the director of the Polish film.
Królewicz Olch · Generation · Feb 16, 2017
Sebastian Łach, Bernhard Schütz
The actors on the stage of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt.
Królewicz Olch · Generation · Feb 16, 2017
Kuba Czekaj
Born in Wrocław, Poland in 1984, he studied directing at the University of Silesia in Katowice and at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw. His feature film Baby Bump was created during the Biennale College Cinema programme of the Venice International Film Festival. Królewicz Olch (The Erlprince) screened in competition at the Gdynia Film Festival and won the Young Jury Award for Best Film.
Filmography
2009 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Room; short film 2010 Twist & Blood; short film 2014 Hurly-Burly; short film 2015 Baby Bump 2016 Kroléwicz Olch (The Erlprince)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017