Two boys set out by train from Kraków to the seaside but lose their travel money and decide to continue their journey “for a smile,” hitchhiking and using every transport they can find.
Acting
Gołębiewski and Łobodziński—utterly natural, never cute, always real.
Direction
Jędryka captures socialist Poland without propaganda—just lived-in detail.
Director
Stanisław Jędryka
Henryk Gołębiewski
Leopold "Poldek" Wanatowicz
Filip Łobodziński
Janusz Fąferski "Duduś"
Alina Janowska
"Aunt Ula"
Krystyna Borowicz
Inn Waitress
Teofila Koronkiewicz
Train Passenger
Lidia Korsakówna
Woman on Camping Grounds
Halina Kossobudzka
Vacationist
Hanna Skarżanka
Hostess
Teresa Szmigielówna
Poldek's Mother
Jolanta Zykun
Aunt Ania
Henryk Bąk
Husband
Kazimierz Brusikiewicz
Man on Camping Grounds
Leszek Herdegen
Słyk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the Gierek thaw, the film subtly critiques shortages—those empty store shelves aren't set dressing, they're documentary.
Gołębiewski was a non-professional discovered in a Kraków youth club; his raw performance made him a star.
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