A biopic about Jerzy Kulej, a two-time Olympic champion and one of Poland's greatest fighters. The film is set between the Olympics, when Kulej wins his first gold and goes for a second.
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Tomasz Włosok
Jerzy Kulej
Michalina Olszańska
Helena Kulej
Tomasz Kot
Colonel Sikorski
Andrzej Chyra
Feliks 'Papa' Stamm
Monika Mikołajczak
Żorżeta
Bartosz Gelner
Wituś
Konrad Eleryk
Aluś
Mariusz Zaniewski
Doctor Moskwa
Marcin Sztabiński
Coach Nowak
Sebastian Stankiewicz
Masseur Stasio
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