The cast includes Marcin Walewski as the boy accompanied with two popular Polish actresses, Magdalena Cielecka and Agnieszka Grochowska, as his mother and aunt.
Venice was shot in September and October of 2009. The movie is produced by Akson Studio (www.akson-studio.pl) in co-production with Telewizja Polska (www.tvp.pl) and Studio Filmowe Tramway (www.tramway.pl).The budget was 6.2 million PLN (€1.5 million) with 3.5 million PLN financed by the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl). The film opened in Poland in June, distributed by ITI Cinema (www.iticinema.com.pl). Praised for its extraordinary visual quality and moving content, Venice was strongly considered for forwarding as a possible Polish Oscar nomination.