Chemo is inspired by the life of director's wife, Magda Prokopowicz, the creator of Rak'n'Roll, a foundation fighting against cancer, who died in 2012 after a long struggle with her illness. The story written by Katarzyna Sarnowska follows a 30 year old Benek (Tomasz Schuchardt), who accidentally meets the magnetic Lena (Agnieszka Żulewska). As they fall in love, he realizes that Lena has cancer, and she is not willing to treat it. Moreover, she gets pregnant.
The cast also includes: Eryk Lubos, Danuta Stenka, Anita Jancia-Prokopowicz, Robert Wabich, Adam Woronowicz, Zofia Pietrzykowska, Sandra Staniszewska, Anna Smołowik, Dorota Nowakowska and Anna Cieślak
The film is produced by Filmokracja (filmokracja.pl) in coproduction with Vue Movie Distribution, HBO Europe, Film Produkcja, DI Factory, Film Ilumination, and Aeroplan. The project received a production grant of approximately 475,000 EUR / 2 m PLN from the Polish Film Institute.
The world premiere of the film was in Karlovy Vary IFF and the film was also showcased at the industry event Polish Days at the T-Mobile New Horizons Film Festival. VUE Movie is the local distributor. No sales agent is attached yet.
Production Information
Filmokracja sp. z o.o.
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Credits
Director: Bartek Prokopowicz
Screenwriter: Katarzyna Sarnowska
Director of photography: Jeremi Prokopowicz
Music: Natalia Grosiak, Dawid Korbaczyński
Sound: Maria Chilarecka, Tomasz Dukszta
Cast: Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Eryk Lubos, Danuta Stenka, Anita Jancia-Prokopowicz, Robert Wabich, Adam Woronowicz, Zofia Pietrzykowska, Sandra Staniszewska, Anna Smołowik, Dorota Nowakowska, Anna Cieślak
