Thursday, April 26th - 7:30 pm - St. Anthony Main : Director: Slawomir Fabicki The Polish equivalent of Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets, this tough and enterprising first feature by Slawomir Fabicki follows the fortunes of a nineteen-year-old trying to make his way in society.

Living in an industrial city that has seen better days, Wojtek faces a dismal future. However, he has fallen in love with Katja, a slightly older Ukrainian woman who lives with her young child. But how can he earn enough money to support Katja and her child, and get an apartment large enough for the three of them?

Cast:  Antoni Pawlicki, Nataliya Vdovina, Jacek Braciak, Micha Filipak

Retrieval was Poland's Foreign Language entry for the 2006 Oscars.

In Polish & Russian with English subtitles, Poland, 103 minutes, 2006, 35mm