My Nikifor (2004)
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.
- Released
- 2004-07-29
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Krzysztof Krauze
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 18 votes
Cast
- Krystyna Feldman as Nikifor Krynicki
- Roman Gancarczyk as Marian Wlosinski
- Jerzy Gudejko as Ryszard Nowak
- Jowita Budnik as Cleaning Lady Kowalska
- Lucyna Malec as Hanna Wlosinska
- Katarzyna Paczyńska as Ala Wlosinska
- Karolina Paczynska as Ewa Wlosinska
- Artur Steranko as Doctor Rosen
- Marian Dziędziel as Beekeeper Ferek
- Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska as Nikifor's Housekeeper
- Ewa Wencel as Director of 'Zacheta'