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Killing Auntie

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Killing Auntie

2013

0h 30m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Jurek is 23 years old and he is a history student. He lives with his loving auntie, who raises him and supports him. Feeling that she is a cause and a symbol of his existential boredom, monotony and malaise, he reaches for the hammer…

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Marek Kossakowski

Marek Kossakowski

Jurek

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Ciotka

Aleksandra Pisula

Aleksandra Pisula

Teresa

Maciej Ferlak

Maciej Ferlak

Anita Poddębniak

Anita Poddębniak

Elżbieta Okupska

Elżbieta Okupska

Alina Chechelska

Alina Chechelska

Tadeusz Sławek

Miron Jagniewski

Miron Jagniewski

Bartłomiej Błaszczyński

Bartłomiej Błaszczyński

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Directed by: Mateusz Głowacki
Written by: Mateusz Głowacki

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