Ticket to The Moon / Bilet na księżyc

Running time: 120'

Poland, 1969. The young boy Adam gets called up for service in the People's Army of Poland and is assigned to the Navy's submarine unit. With his older brother, Antoni, he sets out from Rzeszów to Świnoujście, where the unit is deployed. During the several-day trip they pay visits to their old friends and make new ones. This way, Antoni wants to prepare his brother for the tough military life. The plot is set against a background of late 60s' historic events, reported on by the media of the People's Republic of Poland era. “Ticket To The Moon” refers to the so-called road movie.

 

 

Authors:

  • Jacek Bromski
    Director, screenwriter, producer, president of the Polish Filmmakers Association, expert on the audio-visual industry as well as copyright and film law. Author of films that are now classics of Polish cinema. He studied painting, Polish, and directing. He was the first chairman of the Polish Film Institute (PISF), member of the Cinematography Committee (Komitet Kinematografii), and vice-president of the the International Association of Audiovisual Authors (AIDAA). Founder of the Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers (ZAPA), co-founder of the “Zebra” Film Studio. Laureate of many prestigious awards and national honours (the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta).
     
    Selected filmography:
     
    Bilet na księżyc / Ticket to the Moon (2013)
    Uwikłanie / Entanglement (2011)
    U Pana Boga za miedzą / God's Little Village (2009)
    U Pana Boga w ogródku / God's Little Garden (2007)
    I wie Pan co? (segment w „Solidarność, Solidarność” / And You Know What? (segment of “Solidarity, Solidarity...”) (2005)
    Kochankowie roku tygrysa / Love In The Year Of The Tiger (2005)
    Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy / The Career Of Nikoś Dyzma (2002)
    To ja, złodziej / It's Me, The Thief (2000)
    U Pana Boga za piecem / In Heaven As Is On Earth (1998)
    Dzieci i ryby / Seen But Not Heard (1996)
    1968. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku / 1968. Happy New Year (1992)
    Kuchnia Polska / Polish Cuisine (1991)
    Sztuka kochania / The Art Of Loving (1989)
    Zabij mnie glino / Kille Me, Cop (1987)
    Ceremonia pogrzebowa / Funeral Ceremony (1984)
    Alice (1980)
     
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