| The Big Animal | |
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| Directed by | Jerzy Stuhr |
| Written by | Screenplay: Krzysztof Kieślowski Original short story:Kazimierz Orłoś |
| Produced by | Sławomir Rogowski |
| Starring | Anna Dymna Jerzy Stuhr Dominika Bednarczyk Andrzej Franczyk Stanisław Banaś Krzysztof Gluchowski |
| Cinematography | Paweł Edelman |
| Edited by | Elżbieta Kurkowska |
| Music by | Abel Korzeniowski |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
The Big Animal (Polish:Duże zwierzę) is a 2000 Polish film directed byJerzy Stuhr from a screenplay byKrzysztof Kieślowski, based on a short storyWielbłąd (1995) by Kazimierz Orłoś.[1][2][3]
Mr. Zygmunt Sawicki is a bank employee, who finds a camel in his yard one day. He decides to take charge of it and he and his wife Marysia take care of it. However, problems arise for both his fellow town-dwellers and the local authorities.
The film was shot in the following locations:Warsaw,Tymbark,Myślenice,Rabka.
On 8 July 2000, the film was first released at the35th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won theSpecial Jury Prize, in tie withPeppermint Candy.[4][5]
After distributing 35mm prints to theaters,Milestone Films released the film on DVD in 2003.