Kulej: All That Glitters Isn't Gold

TWO SIDES OF THE COIN… AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

The story of Jerzy and Helena Kulej – the most colourful married couple of Poland in the 1960s.

He – a legendary Polish boxer, double European champion and eight-time Polish champion, who was the only person to win two Olympic gold medals, and, although he was never knocked out, he fell more than once in his life. She – a strong woman who invariably stood by his side, but did not want to remain in his shadow forever.

Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold focuses on the period between 1964 and 1968, when Jerzy Kulej won gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and then repeated thefeat in Mexico. It is a multifaceted story of the athlete, his triumphs in the ring, the colour of the era, but also the story of the turbulent fate of Kulej’s marriage, in which great love was put to the test to cope with great success.

Rating

E

Duration

130 min

Cast

Tomasz Włosok, Michalina Olszańska, Tomasz Kot, Andrzej Chyra, Monika Mikołajczak, Bartosz Gelner

Director

Xawery Żuławski