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Day of the Wacko

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A middle-aged schoolteacher hates himself and takes out his anger and frustration on the people around him.

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Josh Ralske All Movie Guide 07/11/2004
6/10
An uneven and downbeat blend of lowbrow humor, literary character drama, and crude sociopolitical satire... Go to Full Review
Oz Hollywood Bitchslap 03/04/2004
4.5/5
A stunning surprise and certainly among the best films of the Vancouver Film Festival, The Day of the Wacko is a film that deserves a wide release stateside. Go to Full Review
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Cees T 05/01/2023 I prefer American Psycho, Falling Down, Pink Floyd: The Wall, and Fight Club, but at least the short satirical bits didn't dwell too long on their moral lessons. Like Ben X, maybe the lead should try some X. 5/10 - Lacking. See more 05/21/2022 Zmęczenie codziennością i ludźmi, tęsknota za niewykorzystanymi szansami, dużo natręctw. Bardzo trafne i przystępne pokazanie rzeczywistości See more 05/09/2021 A professorial young Mike Ditka character takes misanthropy to a whole new level in this funny and angry little piece on 2002 Poland. Women, workmen, dogs, TV and politicians are all relegated to the irritating as a combination of pills and rest fail to dim the anger. A good bit of Freud, some uncomfortable viewing but it's a good humoured character study at its heart. Lockdown must have brought this set of emotions to many, frustrations of a micro life exacerbated by micro annoyances. Excellent swearing, good fart jokes, worth 90 minutes of your life. Dobrze. See more 01/06/2020 Although similar in some regards to movies like Joker or Falling Down, Day Of The Wacko shows a true face of (possibly) crazy man in equally crazy world. It's as sad as amusing and as subtle as bold. Polish cinema at it's finest. See more 10/28/2018 Really quirky but funny film! Loved it! It has the neurosis of a Woody Allen film and banality of a Toussaint novel See more 07/16/2017 This is a zeitgest, a movie which describes the weekdays of the 1980's in middle Europe. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A middle-aged schoolteacher hates himself and takes out his anger and frustration on the people around him.
Director
Marek Koterski
Producer
Juliusz Machulski, Włodzimierz Otulak
Screenwriter
Marek Koterski
Production Co
Vision Film Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Polish
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Runtime
1h 33m