My Nikifor (Polish: Mój Nikifor) is a 2004 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. It is based on the life of Nikifor, a folk and naïve painter.
My Nikifor | |
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Directed by | Krzysztof Krauze |
Written by | Krzysztof Krauze Joanna Kos Jack Kelleher |
Starring | Krystyna Feldman Roman Gancarczyk Jerzy Gudejko |
Cinematography | Krzysztof Ptak |
Release date | 2004 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
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In the United Kingdom, My Nikifor opened with a box office gross of only £7 upon its release in 2007, making it the lowest-grossing film release in British history.[1][2]
Basing on 8 critics, My Nikifor holds an 88% rank on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6/10.[3]
Wally Hammond of Time Out gave the film 3 out of 5 and called acting as "solid".[4]
In a review for Variety, Leslie Felperin wrote: "Though in most respects a conventional painter's biopic, My Nikifor has some interesting warps in its canvas".[5]
According to Thomas Dawson of BBC, the film "is a spare yet affecting cinematic portrait".[6]