Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv zamaˈxɔfskʲi]; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, Dekalog. Four years later, Kieślowski cast him as the lead character, "Karol Karol", in Three Colors: White, the second of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy. He is a two-time winner of Polish Film Awards for his roles in Robert Gliński's film Hi, Tereska (2001) and Andrzej Jakimowski's film drama Zmróż oczy (2004). His other notable roles are featured in Kazimierz Kutz's film Colonel Kwiatkowski (1996), Jerzy Hoffman's historical film With Fire and Sword (1999) and Andrzej Wajda's biopic Walesa: Man of Hope (2013).[3]
Between 1985 and 1997, he performed at The Studio Theater, and since 1997 he has been an actor at the National Theater in Warsaw.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.499 |
| Birthday | 1961-07-17 |
| Place of Birth | Brzeziny, Poland |
| Also Known As |
1994
Three Colors: Red
7.924/1330
Valentine, a student model in Geneva, struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog, she discovers that its ow...
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Three Colors: Red
1993
Three Colors: Blue
7.662/1628
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her...
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Three Colors: Blue
1994
Three Colors: White
7.469/1140
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due t...
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Three Colors: White
2003
Distant Lights
7.4/29
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday s...
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Distant Lights
1998
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6.838/197
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch inve...
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1999
With Fire and Sword
6.933/90
In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the g...
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With Fire and Sword
2005
Surfers’ Time
6.2/30
Three young guys got work from unlucky gangster... they try to make a great job but everything goes wrong
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Surfers’ Time
2009
Operation Dunaj
5/11
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Operation Dunaj
2014
Warsaw Stories
5.5/1
'Igła" (The needle) is a former prisoner who seen the Blessed Virgin. He survived the conversion and wants to save people. In his quest to Warsaw mee...
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Warsaw Stories
2009
Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us
6.7/15
Story of life of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the priest called "The Solidarity Chaplain", murdered by communist secret police.
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Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us
1998
Demons of War
6.4/28
A detachment of the Polish IFOR forces in Bosnia is led by Major Keller, who is being investigated for insubordination during a patrol in Srebrenica....
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Demons of War
2010
Projekt dziecko, czyli ojciec potrzebny od zaraz
2/1
Peter and Anne decide to find the perfect sperm donor. The trouble is, where can he be found. First, natural candidates tend to be closest friends and...
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Projekt dziecko, czyli ojciec potrzebny od zaraz
2006
Dublerzy
4.5/5
A couple of friends, Max and Leo spend some time in Sicily, the island that is associated with mafia. Strange events on one wedding of a mafioso's dau...
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Dublerzy
2010
Blind Date
4.5/11
Majka is young, beautiful and intelligent. It is time for her to learn and work, she has wonderful friends. But unfortunately she can't forget Cezary,...
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Blind Date
2003
Squint Your Eyes
6.2/18
The story of a spirited ten-year-old girl who has run away from her proudly affluent parents in town and finds grudging refuge with the slightly slove...
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Squint Your Eyes
2003
Zróbmy sobie wnuka
5.8/39
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Zróbmy sobie wnuka
2011
Father, Son & Holy Cow
6/2
Bogdan, an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, retires from the stage when his wife Iza dies, and he seeks solace on his mother's little farm....
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Father, Son & Holy Cow
2003
White Soup
5.7/7
The dramatic story of a woman's struggle to discover the identity of her grandchild's father. The grandmother becomes obsessed with discovering the i...
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White Soup
1998
Darmozjad polski
0/0
A slice of life type movie. A main plot goes around showing common behavior and psychological portraits of inhabitants of a typical little town in Pol...
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Darmozjad polski
2012
Aftermath
6.518/82
Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.
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Aftermath
2001
Hi, Tereska
6.5/23
Teenager Tereska comes from poor family and has to face difficult world and mean people around her.
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Hi, Tereska
1989
Art of Loving
4.6/5
Prior to her wedding a nineteen years old Anna can't stop wondering - whether she made the right choice? So she decides to seek the advice of a well-k...
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Art of Loving
1989
Decalogue X
7.944/116
Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness...
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Decalogue X
1994
Reverted
7.1/4
Young democracy activist is being chased by police in a very funny way.
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Reverted
2013
Walesa: Man of Hope
5.772/68
How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common ma...
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Walesa: Man of Hope
2001
The Station
4.8/6
A seriously wounded gangster with a bag full of money stops at a deserted gas station.
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The Station
2006
Came the Uhlans
5/2
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Came the Uhlans
1997
Pułapka
2/1
An actor returns to Poland after 12 very unsuccessful years in the United States only to find himself entangled in a noirish situation reminiscent of...
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Pułapka
2014
Gabriel
5.5/2
Embarking on a journey across southern Poland to find his long-lost father, twelve-year-old Tomek receives help from a mysterious youth named Gabriel.
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Gabriel
1996
Colonel Kwiatkowski
6.852/27
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Colonel Kwiatkowski
2007
Hope
5.375/8
Francis Ratay witnesses the theft of church painting "Angel with violin". The entire incident recorded by an amateur camera. The thief turns out to B...
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Hope
2014
Killing Love
5.7/8
Casper, movie rental worker becomes an owner of a DVD with a registered murder, which John made for an unfaithful wife.
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Killing Love
2001
The Hexer
5.141/71
Adapted from a series of fantasy novels by the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher tells the tale of Geralt, one of a few remaining "witchers...
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The Hexer
1988
Kill Me, Cop
5.3/6
A Polish thriller. Central story is a duel between criminal-on- the-run (Linda) and the cop (Machalica) who put him behind the bars the first time aro...
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Kill Me, Cop
2008
Luxury
3.5/2
The lives of two boys converge on the central train station in Warsaw, the day before Christmas.
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Luxury
1990
Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach
6/1
Podczas "zimy stulecia" na dworcu w Koluszkach zniecierpliwieni pasażerowie oczekują na przybycie pociągu. Łączność kolejowa zostaje zerwana. W tym sa...
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Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach
2016
7 Things You Don't Know About Men
5.2/30
A comedy about the modern days men, and not only...
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7 Things You Don't Know About Men
2002
The Pianist
8.384/8968
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into...
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The Pianist
2014
Gods
7.8/150
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.
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Gods
2016
Dark Crimes
4.6/419
Tadek, a Polish detective, becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner worki...
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Dark Crimes
1988
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
6.8/15
Story about the young Balthazar thrown from one remarkable event to the other. On his way through a plague hit the landscape, he meets the Kabbalists,...
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The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
2006
Dublerzy
4.5/5
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Dublerzy
1990
Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema
6.107/28
The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversation...
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Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema
2000
Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca
6/2
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Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca
1990
Korczak
7.28/25
The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
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Korczak
2016
Kolekcja sukienek
0/0
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Kolekcja sukienek
2016
No Panic With A Hint of Hysteria
6/4
A timid accountant tries to earn his living as a rather unsuccessful hitman, until one stormy night he pulls a trigger for the first time and becomes...
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No Panic With A Hint of Hysteria
2018
Taxing Love
6.756/41
Klara, devoted to her work as a tax inspector, becomes infatuated with the dashing but irresponsible and cynical Marian who is about to be charged wit...
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Taxing Love
1988
The Possessed
5.4/20
Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of p...
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The Possessed
2018
Be Prepared
4/5
Conflicts between the scouts and boys in a reformatory at the common scout camp, are sometimes very strong. One of the scouts dies. Jacek does not tru...
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Be Prepared
1992
Sauna
7/1
A film based on a simple situation: several men talk in the sauna.
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Sauna
2000
Cabin Fever
5.714/7
The entire extended family is happily on its way to a nostalgic Christmas at a rented cabin in the mountains. The cabin becomes cramped, however, when...
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Cabin Fever
2013
Run Boy Run
7.1/186
Run Boy Run is the true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as...
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Run Boy Run
2019
The Resistance Fighter
6.2/72
Film about the lead up to the Polish uprising against German occupation at the end of the Second World War.
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The Resistance Fighter
2019
Politics
3.51/49
Portraying the events that have taken place in Polish politics in recent years.
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Politics
1987
The Ring and the Rose
5.25/4
TV series based on William Thackeray's novel.
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The Ring and the Rose
2003
The Birch-Tree Meadow
8/2
Myriam, a survivor of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, is a filmmaker and journalist who has spent many years living abroad. She takes part in a m...
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The Birch-Tree Meadow
2019
Half a Century of Poetry Later
5.932/22
Quarter the century after the Rivian Pogrom (the very last events from the Witcher Saga) Kaer Morhen, an old keep of the witchers from the school of t...
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Half a Century of Poetry Later
2020
Bad Boy
5.1/35
The rise and fall of a soccer club owner, discovering the harsh reality of the sport, often connected with crime and fraud.
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Bad Boy
1997
Love Me and Do Whatever You Want
5.5/2
Młody człowiek mieszka na Suwalszczyźnie, ma się żenić z córką miejscowego bogacza. Jest jednak absolwentem konserwatorium, chciałby zostać kompozytor...
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Love Me and Do Whatever You Want
2000
Proof of Life
6.141/772
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South Ame...
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Proof of Life
1997
The Sundial Clock
4.5/1
The story of a married couple, actress and director, who live in the bosom of nature, in a stream hut, and realize a story about their own lives, thou...
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The Sundial Clock
2021
Sweat
6.315/81
Three days in the life of fitness motivator Sylwia Zając, whose presence on social media has made her a celebrity. Although she has hundreds of thousa...
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Sweat
2014
Jack Strong
6.482/113
Poland, 1970. Firmly determined to fight against Soviet tyranny and prevent the destruction of the world, the high-ranking officer of the Polish army...
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Jack Strong
1990
Zad wielkiego wieloryba
0/0
Roy, who lives abroad, recollects his youth. Soon he receives news about his old friend's death.
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Zad wielkiego wieloryba
1981
The Big Picnic
6.7/3
Rysiek is an escapee from a reform school. Julek escapes the anger of a fire brigade in a small town from which he embezzled. In search for food Rysie...
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The Big Picnic
1989
Dotknięci
0/0
Polish film directed by Wieslaw Saniewski.
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Dotknięci
1987
Escape
0/0
Teenager pretends to be mentally ill to get away from a reformatory.
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Escape
1987
Ludożerca
0/0
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Ludożerca
1988
Boczny tor
0/0
Old couple dreams about a cruise.
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Boczny tor
1984
Domokrążca
0/0
A strange world where people fight for a piece of horse meat.
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Domokrążca
2003
The Body
5.925/20
One day a commuter, who happens to be a burglar, finds a dead body on a train. As he was just returning from a burglary and not wanting to draw attent...
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The Body
2008
The Offsiders
7.2/13
Under the leadership of an ex-footballer, a bunch of homeless men set up a football team and train hard to take part in the world championship.
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The Offsiders
2021
Da kommt noch was
5.5/7
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2009
Within the Whirlwind
5.1/17
During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everythi...
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Within the Whirlwind
2019
Jaś i Małgosia - rodzeństwo, które przeżyło
0/0
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Jaś i Małgosia - rodzeństwo, które przeżyło
2020
Triple Trouble
5/10
When a pearl in the collectionof the National Museum of Poznań, Claude Monet's "Beach in Pourville", disappears and Aunt Julki is falsely accused of t...
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Triple Trouble
2005
Devil
0/0
Franciszek finds out from a doctor that his mother is on the verge of death. Unable to watch over her, he hires a village wise-woman, Palchowa, to ten...
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Devil
2020
Truth Makes Free
7.5/4
A Security Service Major wishes to "buy" gullible priest Zieja and turn him into an agent who will discredit the opposition. The priest's interrogatio...
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Truth Makes Free
2021
Talking Heads 2021
0/0
The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his interlocut...
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Talking Heads 2021
2022
8 Things
4.7/11
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8 Things
2018
Pitbull. Last Dog
5.9/47
A policeman gets killed and the short-staffed police chief sends for a few experienced officers to support him in his fight with organized crime. Mean...
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Pitbull. Last Dog
1997
Happy New York
5.625/20
The story of six Polish emigrants living in New York City, who try to live their American Dream and cope with the realities of the Big Apple.
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Happy New York
2001
Weiser
5.7/9
The film is based on the well-known, translated into many languages novel of writer Pawel Huelle. It is imbued with nostalgia and the atmosphere of my...
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Weiser
1991
30 Door Key
5.6/8
A young writer in 1939 Warsaw faces the conflict of acting his age or relapsing into childhood during the brink of World War II. Based on the famous n...
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30 Door Key
1991
Seychelles
6/1
A small-time racketeer Stefek evades mob bosses by passing himself off as a mentally unstable cleptomaniac and laying low in an asylum. The racketeer...
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Seychelles
2022
Miłość na pierwszą stronę
6.3/7
The story of Nina - a modern day Cinderella and Robert - the son of the presidential couple. She is undergoing a transformation in life and is making...
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Miłość na pierwszą stronę
2023
If I Were You
4.9/6
A married couple wakes up in each other's bodies, discovering surprising thrusts about their partner as they struggle to return to normalcy.
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If I Were You
2022
A Night at the Kindergarten
5.8/38
A young man crashes a school play rehearsal to prevent a group of teachers and eccentric parents from expelling his girlfriend's son.
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A Night at the Kindergarten
1992
Kanalia
0/0
A Russian investigator is demoted after a young PPS militia escapes from Poland and vows revenge.
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Kanalia
1993
Taranthriller
0/0
Looking for a place to conduct research, docent Marek and his family move into an old villa where strange events take place.
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Taranthriller
2000
Wiech moja miłość
0/0
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Wiech moja miłość
2024
Our Folks: The Beginning
6.2/8
Pawlak and Kargul – the protagonists of the cult-favourite trilogy “Our Folks” – had been neighbours in a village in Podolia before they ended up in t...
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Our Folks: The Beginning
2024
Treasure
7/2
Poland, 1990 – American music journalist Ruth takes her father Edek, a Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his childhood haunts, hoping to make sense...
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Treasure
2015
Persona Non Grata
6.7/5
The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas...
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Persona Non Grata
2009
Esterhazy
6/3
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