Johnnie Waterman (1993)

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Country: Poland
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1994-02-17
Director: Jan Jakub Kolski
Writers: Jan Jakub Kolski
Language: Polish
Stars: Franciszek Pieczka , Grazyna Blecka-Kolska , Boguslaw Linda , Katarzyna Aleksandrowicz , Olgierd Lukaszewicz , Wieslaw Cichy , Renata Palys , Henryk Niebudek , Malgorzata Kaluzinska , Kazimierz Krzaczkowski
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: 5 wins
AKA: Jańcio Wodnik (Poland) , Jancio Wodnik , Johnnie the Aquarius , Johnnie Waterman
Plot: The old man Johnnie lives a peaceful but eccentric rural life with his young wife Veronica. Shortly after conceiving the child they have longed for, Johnnie discovers that he possesses previously unsuspected healing powers, and can control the elements, water in particular. He sets out to bring his magic to the wortd at large, leaving Veronica to fend for herself. A few miles into his journey he runs into Stygma, a Harley- riding carnival con-artist and fake stigmatist, and they team up, drawing disciples and hangers-on to the entourage that eventually makes a fat living from the countryside through the combined efforts of Johnnie's faith-healing miracles and Stygma's hokum. Veronica calls for Johnnie when she is about to give birth, but the conjurer considers himself beyond the obligations of family life. As if marked by Satan, the child is born with a tail, and Johnnie simultaneously loses his mysterious powers. He wakes up, abandoned by the people, with only Veronica watching over him. The beautiful love that had been between them has extinguished. Johnnie tries to work the last miracle - he decides to turn back time...
IMDB:tt0107251