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Bread and Salt

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Inspired by true events, played by non-professionals. Tymek, a young, talented pianist (plays himself) – student of the Warsaw Academy of Music, returns to his small hometown for a vacation, a place where time has stood still. The central meeting point for local youth is the newly created kebab bar. Tymek witnesses a growing conflict between Arab kebab workers and his colleagues from the neighborhood A conflict that will turn out to be tragic.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 11/27/2023
4/5
This is an intriguing debut from Kocur. Go to Full Review Giuseppe Sedia Kino Mania 01/21/2025
3/5
[The director] juggles with directorial confidence the personal need to denounce the issue of intolerance in provincial Poland and delicate remembrance of his boyhood Chopin’s compositions, offer an interesting counterpoint the] summertime slice of life Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 04/18/2023
3/5
Writer-director Damian Kocur has a terrific eye for real-life interaction, so the thoughtful central character draws us in, even if his journey remains stubbornly off-camera. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 03/10/2023
4/5
At key moments, director Damian Kocur slows his camera right down. We drift through the estate, through the sort of spaces which an architect might have thought would look pretty, with no idea how disaffected young people would use them. Go to Full Review Allan Hunter Screen International 11/18/2022
Non-professional actors add to the authentic feel of a film that builds like a volcano preparing to erupt. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Damian Kocur

Director

Tymoteusz Bies

Tymoteusz

Jacek Bies

Jacek

Dawid Piejko

Dawid

Nikola Raczko

Nikola

Nadim Suleiman

Nadim
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Movie Info

Synopsis Inspired by true events, played by non-professionals. Tymek, a young, talented pianist (plays himself) – student of the Warsaw Academy of Music, returns to his small hometown for a vacation, a place where time has stood still. The central meeting point for local youth is the newly created kebab bar. Tymek witnesses a growing conflict between Arab kebab workers and his colleagues from the neighborhood A conflict that will turn out to be tragic.
Director
Damian Kocur
Producer
Jacek Bromski, Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński
Screenwriter
Damian Kocur
Production Co
Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film, Canal+ Polska, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Studio Munka - Polish Filmmakers Association
Genre
Drama, Biography, Music
Original Language
Polish
Runtime
1h 39m