Product Details

• Actors: Bogdan Stupka, Szymon Bobrowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Borys Szyc, Marek Kudelko
• Directors: Krzysztof Zanussi
• Format: PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen, Import, Color
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Monolith Video
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B002W2Q6JI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,564 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Poland released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. SPOKEN LANGUAGE: POLISH Dolby Digital 5.1; SUBTITLES: ENGLISH; WIDESCREEN 1,78:1; SYNOPSIS: Konstanty (Bohdan Stupka), a businessman and oligarch who for the first time in his life, is confronted with a problem in which he is completely helpless. A serious heart condition becomes like a death sentence when he learns that only an immediate transplant can save him. Spoiled with wealth, desperate and convinced that he has full power over his destiny, Konstanty decides to take matters into his own hands. Stefan (Marek Kudelko), humiliated by life, turns out to be the key to a possible way out from this dramatic situation. He is an ideal organ donor and totaly deprived of the will to live. Now all Konstanty has to do is convince him that the "failed suicide" would be worth trying again. But this time to succeed...

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5.0 out of 5 stars A drama with a great balance of details that come together nicely, November 8, 2009

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Richard J. Brzostek (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Serce na Dloni (And a Warm Heart) [Region 2] (DVD)

Serce na Dloni (And a Warm Heart) is about two men with very different situations. One is a wealthy gangster named Konstanty (Bogdan Stupka). He has everything money can buy but has problems with his heart, which is something that can't be bought. The other is Stefan, a young man who is physically healthy but he doesn't want to live because he doesn't see the point of going on. They are quite opposites and strange fate has it that their meeting is in the best interest of both of them.

This film is a drama with a balance of details that come together nicely. Stefan is pretty dejected when his girlfriend goes to Ireland, perhaps for good. He is a kind person but is poor. So in self-defeat Stefan decides to try suicide and doesn't have much luck at it. Konstanty has his goons try to help Stefan kill himself, but they don't tell him it is because they need his heart for a transplant. As you can imagine, there is a lot opportunity for humor here, which adds to making this movie enjoyable.

Of all of Krysztof Zanussi's movies, Serce na Dloni is one of my favorite. It is an uplifting story as the underlying messages concern second chances and having a change of heart. Serce na Dloni has a cast of very well know actors that also includes Krzysztof Kowalewski and Borys Szyc. Doda, the popular singer, makes a cameo in which she sings a song. The great story and acting is enhanced by its captivating music, which is by my favorite composer Wojciech Kilar. Serce na Dloni is one of my favorite Polish films of 2008 because it is fun and draws you in with its great story.