Łukasz Palkowski

Łukasz Palkowski
Łukasz Palkowski, 2017
Born	(1976-03-02) 2 March 1976 (age 48) Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Łukasz Palkowski (born 2 March 1976, Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

He initially studied at the National Film School in Łódź but dropped out. In 2007, he made his first full-length feature film entitled Rezerwat. The film tells the story of a photographer living in the Praga District of Warsaw who becomes infatuated with a local hairdresser and as a result comes into conflict with a criminal who shares a flat with her. He received an award for best debut at the 32nd Gdynia Film Festival.^[1] In 2011, he directed Wojna żeńsko-męska based on a novel by Hanna Samson, which received much less favourable reviews from critics.^[2]

In 2014, Palkowski directed his most critically acclaimed film Gods starring Tomasz Kot and based on the life of Zbigniew Religa, a surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant in Poland. The film won Grand Prix at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival as well as Polish Film Award for Best Film.^[3][4] In 2017, he directed a biopic Breaking the Limits inspired by the life of triathlete Jerzy Górski.^[5] The film received the Audience Award at the Gdynia Film Festival.^[6]

He also directed a number of television series including an award-winning crime drama Belfer in 2016.^[7] He also directed the first six episodes of Pułapka ("The Trap") TV series in 2018^[8] while in 2019 he directed Żmijowisko based on Wojciech Chmielarz's crime novel.^[9]

Filmography

• Rezerwat, 2007
• 39 i pół, TV series, episodes 6-13, 2008
• Wojna żeńsko-męska, 2011
• Bogowie, 2014
• Belfer, TV series 2016
• Diagnoza, TV series, 2017
• Breaking the Limits, 2017
• Pułapka, TV series, 2017
• Chyłka. Kasacja, TV series, 2018-2019
• Behawiorysta, TV series, 2022

Screenplay

• Nasza ulica, 2004
• Rezerwat, 2007

See also

• Polish cinema

References

1. "Rezerwat". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. "Recenzja filmu: "Wojna żeńsko-męska", reż. Łukasz Palkowski". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
3. "Palkowski trafia w serce. "Bogowie" – recenzja sPlay". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
4. "Gods - Łukasz Palkowski". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
5. "The Fastest - Łukasz Palkowski". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
6. "Najlepszy". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
7. "Belfer". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
8. "Pułapka". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
9. "Żmijowisko". Retrieved 13 April 2020.