Docunight Presents: Iranian Women's Stories
Four documentaries, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, embody the adopted slogan of the current protest movement: Woman, Life, Freedom
My Own Pole (2011)
A tale based on the true story of Jasiek Mela, the first and youngest disabled who ever reached both the South and North Pole. The Mela family is enjoying their summer vacation on the lake completely unaware of the tragedy that is about to happen. And just when they think that the loss of a child is the worst that could happen to their family, life strikes again, and again.
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A tale based on the true story of Jasiek Mela, the first and youngest disabled who ever reached both the South and North Pole. The Mela family is enjoying their summer vacation on the lake completely unaware of the tragedy that is about to happen. And just when they think that the loss of a child is the worst that could happen to their family, life strikes again, and again.
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Genre:Drama, History
Written By:Katarzyna Śliwińska-Kłosowicz, Marek Kłosowicz
In Theaters:11/8/2011
Box Office:$1,843,438
Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:TVN
Cast
Marcin Głowacki
Director
Bartłomiej Topa
Bogdan Mela
Magdalena Walach
Urszula Mela
Maciej Musiał
Janek Mela (teenager)
Adam Tyniec
Janek Mela (child)
Roman Gancarczyk
Radosław Krzyżowski
traveler Marek
Wojciech Stryczek
Piotruś Mela
Anna Pacho
Agatka Mela (teenager)
Gabriela Mazurek
Dorotka Mela (teenager)
Magdalena Zięba
Agatka Mela (child)
Iga Milik
Dorotka Mela (child)
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