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My Nikifor

2004

95 minutes

DramaHistory

Overview

In 1960s Krynica, veteran artist Włosiński’s orderly life is disrupted when local outsider Nikifor - deaf, mute, and dismissed as a harmless eccentric - arrives at his studio and begins painting his naïve masterpieces. Their unlikely friendship transforms both men, sparking a late-life creative and personal rebirth that reshapes Włosiński’s world and finally earns Nikifor recognition for his singular talent.

Top Cast

Krystyna Feldman headshot

Krystyna Feldman

Nikifor Krynicki

Roman Gancarczyk headshot

Roman Gancarczyk

Marian Wlosinski

Jerzy Gudejko headshot

Jerzy Gudejko

Ryszard Nowak

Jowita Budnik headshot

Jowita Budnik

Cleaning Lady Kowalska

Lucyna Malec headshot

Lucyna Malec

Hanna Wlosinska

Katarzyna Paczyńska headshot

Katarzyna Paczyńska

Ala Wlosinska

Karolina Paczynska headshot

Karolina Paczynska

Ewa Wlosinska

Artur Steranko headshot

Artur Steranko

Doctor Rosen

Marian Dziędziel headshot

Marian Dziędziel

Beekeeper Ferek

Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska headshot

Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska

Nikifor's Housekeeper

Ewa Wencel headshot

Ewa Wencel

Director of 'Zacheta'