ZENEK
Recommended. Little short of phenomenal. It's not a typical biography - Zenek's life's different than what we know from other musicians' biopics. The movie was "inspired by" Zenon Martyniuk's life and is not a documentary but a very honest biography where the director doesn't shy away from showing the future star step into actual shit in the street on his way to a gig. It depicts village life in Podlasie since but mostly in 1985 - both the rural region and the 80s are meticulously recreated not only in objects but also in behaviour. The social-cultural background is the highlight of this production - it clarifies who he is and explains the whole phenomenon around him. The social-cultural setting manifests itself also in the taste in clothes - chic disco polo way, including the singer's house decor, the choice of wife and her fashion style as well. Other than that, he first sang covers, including Limahl's, whose posters he had in his bedroom, like virtually every Polish teenager at the time. The whole film is fantastically acted, but especially by Jakub Zając, the talented young actor enacting the star's youth. The film's shot in an interesting form - with mock-documentary utterances of people from his circle which smoothly transport you to a different year. The finale's wonderful.
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