[1] The film is a mordant contemporary satire loosely based on the 1932 novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, which narrates the story of a crude opportunist from the countryside, whose vulgarity, mistaken by the Polish elite in the capital for canny insight, facilitates his rise through the social and political ranks of the nation.
[2] year: 2003 Type: appointment Award: Eagle Category: Best Costume Design (Margaret Braszka) year: 2003 Type: appointment Award: Golden Duck Category: Best Polish actress (Anna Przybylska) year: 2002 Type: appointment Award: Golden Lions Category: Participation in the main competition (Jacek Bromski) Period Picture: October 10 - November 21, 2001.
Landscapes: Pabianice (Lutheran Cemetery), Lodz (Poznanski Palace Street.
In 2002, the film received an award of the Association "Polish Cinemas - Golden Ticket for a fourth place ranking in the audience.
The film can be confused with the Polish comedy of manners in 1956 under the title "Nicodemus Dyzma" The film can be confused with the Polish soap opera from 1980, which is a soap opera costume and satire titled "The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma" Sound: Janusz Bouillon and Michael Kosterkiewicz