The film is based on the novel Amok written by Krystian Bala, who was convicted for killing his wife's lover. Bala described a similar crime in his novel and this ultimately drew the police on his trace. "This is not a film about how to catch a killer, but on how obsession and madness are born, about the jealousy that can lead to a crime. We've decided to show the identity of the killer from the very beginning, so it became a story of two men who are playing a sophisticated game, that eventually gets out of control", Kasia Adamik told FNE.

The film was written by Richard Karpala, a young American screenwriter with Polish roots, and stars Mateusz Kościukiewicz and Łukasz Simlat, accompanied by Zofia Wichłacz, Zbigniew Stryj and Mirosław Haniszewski.  

Amok was produced by K & K Selekt in coproduction with TVN, Studio Produkcyjne Orka and Kino Świat with a budget of 2.8 m EUR / 12 m PLN. The film received a production grant of 471,864 EUR / 2 m PLN from the Polish Film Institute.

Shooting took place in Wrocław in June 2016. The film was released in Polish cinemas by Kino Świat on 24 March 2017 with 140,021 admissions so far.


Production Information:

K&K Selekt Film
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TVN
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Studio Produkcyjne Orka
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Kino Świat
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Credits:

Director: Kasia Adamik
Scriptwriter: Richard Karpala
DoP: Tomasz Naumiuk
Music: Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Cast: Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Łukasz Simlat, Zofia Wichłacz, Zbigniew Stryj, Mirosław Haniszewski