Kingsajz King Size 1988 science fiction movie

Jacek Chmielnik, Jerzy Stuhr, Katarzyna Figura, Polish science fiction

King Size (1988, Poland)

1988Poland

Original title: Kingsajz

Categories: alternate realityfantasytotalitarian state1980s sci-fi

Running time: 105 minutes

Language: Polish

Journalist Olgierd Jedlina seems to be obsessed with the themes somehow connected to the dwarfs. And not dwarfs like the little people, but dwarfs like in fairy tales. There is a reason to that - he actually is a dwarf himself and he used to live in one of the drawers in place known as Drawersland (Szuflandia). But now he is in what dwarfs call King Size, which means that he is no different from people. The dwarfs can live among the people completely unnoticed as long as they keep drinking Polo-Cocta, otherwise they would shrink back to their small form. Olgierd is one of the dwarfs that were lucky enough to gain access to Polo-Cocta, but the ruthless leader of Drawersland wants to keep all the dwarfs in the small form treating any of the Polo-Cocta drinking dwarfs as traitors. But Olgierd is forced to return to Drawersland when his friend is arrested by the Drawersland secret police, sent to infiltrate the community of dwarfs living in the King Size.

What sounds like completely insane story for children, is in fact one of the best scifi comedies, although you have to understand the background of the production. King Size was created in times when Poland was still a communist country and the citizens were usually unable to leave Poland on their own free will. Juliusz Machulski, author of a few great comedies, managed to parody the whole communist system by turning the story into fairy-tale like production, where actors are working with giant props. A must see - great comedy that parodies any totalitarian country, even in present times.

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Creators of King Size

Juliusz Machulski

director

Juliusz Machulski

screenplay

Jolanta Hartwig

screenplay

Cast of King Size

Jacek Chmielnik

as Olgierd Jedlina

Jerzy Stuhr

as Kilkujadek

Katarzyna Figura

as Ala

Grzegorz Herominski

as Adas

Leonard Pietraszak

as Kramerko

Jan Machulski

as Kwintek

Witold Pyrkosz

as Bombalina

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