Czerwony pająk

Running time: 90’

Production: PL 2015

A distressing story about a Polish People's Republic-era serial killer on the loose in the 1960s. The script was based on Cracow's urban legends. One such legend tells the completely fictional story of the demonic Lucjan Staniak, called the Red Spider, while another is based on the authentic biography of the only teenage serial killer known to criminology: Karol Kot, “the Vampire of Cracow,” who became a real media star in the late 1960s.

Authors:

  • Marcin Koszałka

    Cinematographer for many significant works of contemporary Polish cinema, a two-time winner in the category of cinematography at the Festival of Polish Feature Films in Gdynia, winner of the Bronze Frog at Camerimage, has received three Eagle nominations at the Polish Film Awards. Member of the Polish and the European Film Academy. Director of documentary and feature films, which he also writes and edits. Having done two school project films, in 1999 he made his debut as the director of “Such a Nice Boy I Gave Birth To,” a documentary about the relationships within his own family. The film has been awarded at festivals in Berlin, Cracow, and Nyon. Subsequent films by Koszałka received numerous awards in Karlovy Vary, Chicago, Leipzig, Cracow, Tampere, Teheran, Trento, among other places. 

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    Do bólu (2008)
    Wyrok na życie (2008)
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