YOU'RE GONNA BE A LEGEND, MAN

POLISH TITLE: BĘDZIESZ LEGENDĄ, CZŁOWIEKU

The plot is set during European Football Championship EURO 2012. The championship is organized in Poland and Ukraine. Polish national team, which occupies very low position in world rankings and hasn't achieved any considerable success since 1982, has to face a very difficult task. The players have to play before the home crowd, do not discredit themselves and give hope. Damien Perquise, a French footballer of Polish origin, under the influence of his grandmother decides to get the Polish citizenship and play at EURO 2012 as a Polish player. Three months before the championship he suffers from a very complicated elbow fracture. Despite feeling woeful he decides to take up the fight. Not only has he to fight against his elbow but also an opinion of a Polish politician, a former goalkeeper, who called him a "French football trash". Now the only thing Damien can do is win and fight for his dignity and recognition. During EURO 2012 his family, inlcuding his father with whom Damien has a very specific relationship, comes from France to support him. Marcin Wasilewski - the second protagonist of the films, the oldest player in the team, has already experienced many diappointments. Now he hopes that this time the team is going to be successful - they play at home after all. He decides to fight until the end.

FILM REPRESENTED BY KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

GENRE:

documentary

COUNTRY:

Poland

RUNNING TIME:

77'

YEAR:

2013

DIRECTING:

Marcin Koszałka

SCRIPT:

Marcin Koszałka

DOP:

Marcin Koszałka

EDITOR:

Anna Wagner

MUSIC:

Marek Śledziewski, Artur Affek

PRODUCTION:

DARKLIGHTFILM STUDIO/Natalia Koszałka