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What the Sun Saw

What the Sun Saw

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What the Sun Saw

2006

1h 47m

4.1(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

Three strangers living in Silesia — a 12-year-old half-orphan, a musically talented girl and a middle-aged unemployed ex-miner — are all desperate to get money to make their small dreams come true.

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Telewizja Polska

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

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Cast & Crew

6 members

Acting

Damian Hryniewicz

Seba

Damian Hryniewicz

Acting

Dominika Kluźniak

Marta

Dominika Kluźniak

Acting

Krzysztof Stroiński

Józef

Krzysztof Stroiński

Acting

Tomasz Sapryk

Seba's Father

Tomasz Sapryk

Acting

Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak

Józef's wife

Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak

Acting

Kinga Preis

Brunette

Kinga Preis

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