Jerzy is a writer and a heavy drinker. We meet him at the point when he believes that he can beat his addiction. He falls in love with a young girl and finally feels that he has got the person and the reason to live for. But soon he yields to his addiction.
Acting
Więckiewicz's hands shake with devastating authenticity.
Direction
Smarzowski refuses to let you look away from the abyss.
Director
Wojtek Smarzowski
Robert Więckiewicz
Jerzy
Julia Kijowska
The Girl
Andrzej Grabowski
Doktor Granada
Arkadiusz Jakubik
Terrorist
Jacek Braciak
Columbus
Kinga Preis
Mania
Iwona Wszołkówna
Joanna
Marian Dziędziel
"Król Cukru" / Kubica
Marcin Dorociński
Borys
Iwona Bielska
"Królowa Kentu"
Agata Kulesza
Mama małego Jerzego
Henryk Gołębiewski
Pijak
Robert Wabich
Pielęgniarz Mietek
Marcin Juchniewicz
Ojciec "Królowej Kentu"
Mia Goti
Mała
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Smarzowski is Poland's poet of national dysfunction; this continues his trilogy on institutional failure after 'The Dark House' and 'Rose'.
Based on Jerzy Pilch's autobiographical novel, written during his own relapse—Pilch died from alcohol-related illness three years after filming.
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