En route to London, Bear discovers at the border checkpoint that his passport is missing a few pages, which may prevent him from traveling to the city with the sports team he manages.
Writing
Bareja's razor-sharp satire of communist absurdity.
Acting
Tym's masterclass in escalating panic and desperation.
Director
Stanisław Bareja
Stanisław Tym
Ryszard Ochodzki / Stanislaw Toe
Barbara Burska
Irena Ochodzka, Ryszard's ex-wife
Christine Paul-Podlasky
Aleksandra Kozeł
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Jan Hochwander
Bronisław Pawlik
Stuwała
Ewa Bem
Singer
Zofia Czerwińska
Irena
Cezary Julski
Customer
Marian Łącz
Inkasent
Stanisław Mikulski
Lieutenant Lech Ryś
Wojciech Pokora
Włodarczyk
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Traffic Policeman
Eugeniusz Robaczewski
Songwriter
Hanna Skarżanka
Cleaning Lady
Stefan Śródka
Weglarz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned briefly even in Poland for being too accurate about communist dysfunction. Audiences recognized their own absurd lives.
The 'Teddy Bear' title refers to Ryszard's sports club mascot — and his own cuddly helplessness against the state machine.
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