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2015

1h 30m

6.0(77 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A busy attorney, worried that his anorexic daughter Olga, who is still grieving her recently deceased mother, might try to harm herself, sends her to see a psychiatrist who's dealing with her own loss in an unusual way.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Janusz Gajos

Janusz Gajos

Janusz Koprowicz

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Anna

Justyna Suwała

Justyna Suwała

Olga Koprowicz

Ewa Dałkowska

Ewa Dałkowska

Prosecutor's Friend

Adam Woronowicz

Adam Woronowicz

Zieliński

Tomasz Ziętek

Tomasz Ziętek

Prosecutor's Assistant

Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Karol's Mother

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Nurse

Roman Gancarczyk

Roman Gancarczyk

Cemetry Manager

Władysław Kowalski

Władysław Kowalski

Władysław

Creative team

Directed by: Małgorzata Szumowska
Written by: Małgorzata Szumowska
Michał Englert
Produced by: Michał Englert
Jacek Drosio

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