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"Daddy (Tato)"
1995
Directed by Maciej Slesicki

Boguslaw Linda - Poland's top action star - delivers an electrifying performance as a hard-living, divorced father fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter in this devastating drama. After he loses the bitter battle, he's forced to kidnap her from her mentally ill mother. Number one at the box office when it was released, Tato launched the career of Maciej Slesicki, one of Poland's new breed of action directors. Slesicki would later re-team with Linda for Sara, another Polish box-office blockbuster. Winner of Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Editing at the 1995 Polish Film Festival. Polish with English subtitles. 122 minutes.