The Welts

Polish	Pręgi

Directed by	Magdalena Piekorz
Written by	Wojciech Kuczok
Produced by	Włodzimierz Otulak Krzysztof Zanussi
Starring	Michał Żebrowski Jan Frycz Agnieszka Grochowska Borys Szyc
Release dates	September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) (Gdynia) October 8, 2004 (2004-10-08) (Poland)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

The Welts (Polish: Pręgi) is a 2004 Polish drama film by Magdalena Piekorz in her feature film directorial debut. It was Poland's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1]

Cast

Michał Żebrowski as Wojciech Winkler
- Waclaw Adamczyk as Wojciech Winkler (12 years)
Jan Frycz as Andrzej Winkler
Agnieszka Grochowska as Tania
Borys Szyc as Bartosz
- Alan Andersz as Bartosz (12 years)
Leszek Piskorz as Priest
Jan Peszek as Editor-in-chief
Tadeusz Bradecki as doctor
Mikołaj Grabowski as doctor
Maria Maj as teacher
Joanna Pierzak as teacher
Marcin Bosak

Reception

Leslie Felperin of Variety commended the first half of the film, but wrote that the "second half considerably dilutes this good work."^[2]