The Winner (Wygrany) 13 years old

Oliver (Pawel Szajda) is a talented young pianist of Polish American heritage. After breaking off his European tournée, he is forced to repay the tour organizers 250 thousand Euros. On his journey, he meets the very colorful character of (Janusz Gajos) a retired high school math teacher and a great enthusiast of the horse races. He dreams of returning to America as a somebody, but can only do so after wining a momentous prize. From then on the two friends endeavor to gain success. They discover true friendship. Together they fulfill Franks dream of winning at the horse races, which in turn allows Oliver to buy back his personal freedom. Having recovered from a dramatically ended marriage, the young man is able to open up to a new love.

Credits

Pawel Szajda as Oliver Linovsky

Janusz Gajos as Frank Goretzky

Andrzej Krukowski as Jack Goretzky

Grażyna Barszczewska as Mrs. Linovsky

Wojciech Pszoniak as Karloff

Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska as Kornelia

The Winner Cast

Name	Character
Pawel Szajda He was 29, now 42 years old	as Oliver Linovsky
Janusz Gajos He was 71, now 84 years old	as Frank Goretzky
Andrzej Krukowski He was 49, now 62 years old	as Jack Goretzky
Grażyna Barszczewska She was 63, now 77 years old	as Mrs. Linovsky
Wojciech Pszoniak He was 69, now 82 years old	as Karloff
Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska He was 26, now 39 years old	as Kornelia

The Winner Crew

Name	Department
Wieslaw Saniewski as Director.	Directing
Wiesław Saniewski as Screenplay. He was 62 (now 75) years old	Writing

The Winner (13 years)

Release day: Friday, March 18, 2011
Runtime: 111 minutes