2021

2h 40m

7.0(65 votes)

Drama

History

Thriller

Overview

In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police. The only witness of the beating becomes the number one enemy of the state.

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96 members

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Tomasz Ziętek

Jurek Popiel

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Sandra Korzeniak

Barbara Sadowska

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Jacek Braciak

Tadeusz Popiel

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Agnieszka Grochowska

Grażyna Popiel

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Robert Więckiewicz

Czesław Kiszczak

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Tomasz Kot

Kowalczyk

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Aleksandra Konieczna

Wiesława Bardon

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Adam Bobik

Jerzy Popiełuszko

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Bartłomiej Topa

Zbigniew Łyko

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Andrzej Chyra

Mirosław Milewski

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Michał Żurawski

Colonel Kmiecik

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Jerzy Bończak

Józef Beim

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Mikołaj Grabowski

Franciszek Rusek

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Dariusz Chojnacki

Mecenas Bednarkiewicz

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Sebastian Pawlak

Sanitary Wysocki

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Joanna Fertacz

Małgorzata

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Andrzej Nejman

Wieczorek

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Rafał Maćkowiak

Wiesław Sajewicz

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Ewelina Starejki

Prosecutor Brzozowska

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Mateusz Górski

Grzegorz Przemyk

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Monika Frajczyk

Agnieszka

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Bartosz Mikulak

Friend of Barbara

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Łukasz Gawroński

Dominik

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Irena Telesz-Burczyk

Irena

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Witold Wieliński

Znajomy Barbary

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Chris Niedenthal

Photographer

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Patryk Michalak

Friend of Barbara

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Grzegorz Szypka

Friend of Barbara

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Konrad Domaszewski

Friend of Barbara

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Kazimierz Wysota

Gładysz

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Szymon Wróblewski

Officer Kościuk

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Ernest Nita

Officer Babicki

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Przemysław Wasilkowski

ZOMO Officer

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Zbigniew Ruszkowski

Militiaman

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Michał Michalski

Duty Officer Denkiewicz

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Piotr Łukawski

Commander

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Michał Pawlik

Sanitary

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Andrzej Domalik

Psychiatrist

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Waldemar Dziwniel

Sanitary

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Modest Ruciński

Chirurg Lenczewski

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Piotr Bajor

Leopold Przemyk

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Henryk Niebudek

Wiktor Woroszylski

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Marcin Gaweł

Oppositionist

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Mariusz Słupiński

Militiaman

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Arkadiusz Brykalski

Karol Małcużyński

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Andrzej Włoczyk

Militiaman

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Aidan Hoyle

Kevin Ruane

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Paweł Pabisiak

Host of the Hideout

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Justyna Zielonka

Host's Daughter

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Robert Litwin

BBC Journalist

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Neil Bennion

BBC Speaker

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Mateusz Weber

Kiszczak's Adjutant

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Jakub Wieczorek

SB Officer

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Andrzej Jakubczyk

Pathologist

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Krzysztof Barski

Pathologist's Assistant

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Joanna Rucińska

Kiszczak's Secretary

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Łukasz Sikora

Joint Boy

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Tomasz Dedek

Wojciech Jaruzelski

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Marek Jera

Secretary of the Central Committee

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Michał Breitenwald

Member of the Central Committee Office

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Andrzej Glazer

Member of the Central Committee

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Sławomir Olszewski

Member of the Central Committee

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Krzysztof Strużycki

Member of the Central Committee

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Maciej Półtorak

SB Officer

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Kacper Gaduła-Zawratyński

SB Officer

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Tomir Dąbrowski

SB Officer

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Mateusz Korsak

SB Officer

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Sebastian Kryspin

SB Officer

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Bruno Mielczarek

SB Officer

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Arnold Ananicz

SB Officer

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Jakub Snochowski

SB Officer

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Tomasz Białek

SB Officer

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Aleksander Fiałek

Jakubiec

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Jan P. Matuszyński

SB Officer

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Leszek Abrahamowicz

SB Officer

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Piotr Zajączkowski

SB Officer

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Lilia Giżewska

Secretary of Milewski

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Marta Wiktorowska

Secretary of Rusek

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Camera

Łukasz Bąk

Militia Technician

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Oliwia Pieczuch

Grażyna's Student

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Małgorzata Flegel-Siedler

Secretary of Bednarkiewicz

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Mateusz Deryło

Miltiaman

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Maja Kurowska

Secretary

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Production

Anna Majek

Secretary

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Michał Bałaga

Miltiaman

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Karolina Adamczyk

Wysocki's Wife

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Oliwier Rosół

Wysocki's Son

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Artur Paczesny

Prisoner

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Ksawery Szlenkier

Płatek

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Jakub Papuga

Guard

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Tomasz Łukaszek

Bardon

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Konrad Pardo

SB Officer

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Konrad Marszałek

Uniform

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Jan Matuszyński

Radio Speaker

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Wojciech Kalwat

Judge Kamiński

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Lech Mackiewicz

Woźniak

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