# Le Roi de la Polka (2017)

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**Original title**: *The Polka King*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Maya Forbes
**Written by**: Wallace Wolodarsky, Maya Forbes
**Starring**: Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, JB Smoove, Robert Capron

> *The greatest scandal in polka history.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently someone thought polka could be a path to wealth. Jan Lewan devises a scheme to get rich. It predictably backfires.

**Mood tags**: outsider, playful

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