The Winner (Polish: Wygrany) is a 2011 American-Polish co-production written and directed by Wieslaw Saniewski and starring Pawel Szajda, Janusz Gajos, Wojciech Pszoniak and Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska.
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Premise
Oliver (played by Pawel Szajda is a young and talented pianist. When his life and promising career suddenly collapse, he finds an unexpected help in a retired math teacher, now a compulsive horse race gambler (played by Janusz Gajos).
Production
The Winner was filmed in Chicago, in Baden-Baden, Wrocław and Lądek-Zdrój. Film's soundtrack includes music of Chopin, three Elvis Presley's songs and tango.