Day of the Wacko
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| Directed by | Marek Koterski |
| Written by | Marek Koterski |
| Music by | Jerzy Satanowski |
| Cinematography | Jacek Bławut |
| Edited by | Ewa Smal |
| Distributed by | Vision |
Release dates | June 7, 2002 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Day of the wacko (Polish: Dzień świra) is a 2002 comedy-drama from Poland, about a day in the life of Adaś Miauczyński, a Polish language teacher suffering from OCD and trying to write a verse. It stars Marek Kondrat, Piotr Machalica, Andrzej Grabowski and Janina Traczykówna. It was directed by Marek Koterski and is distributed by Vision.
The film picked up several awards at the 2003 Polish Film Awards: Marek Kondrat won best actor in a leading role and Marek Koterski best screenplay. At the 27th Polish Fictional Films Festival (XXVII Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych) Marek Koterski was awarded a Golden Lion (Złoty Lew), Marek Kondrat individually for best actor, and Maria Chilarecka for sound. Day of the wacko was also rewarded with Prize of the President of Association of Polish People of Film (Nagroda Prezesa Stowarzyszenia Filmowców Polskich).