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Strawman

4.920231h 53mMovieDramaHistory

Budny, a secret service officer, secretly surveils Bishop Karol Wojtyla for 20 years. An unreciprocated bond forms between Budny and the unaware Wojtyla, leading to an obsessive, pathological relationship from Budny's perspective.

DirectorRobert Gliński
WriterAndrzej Gołda
ProducersZbigniew Domagalski·Włodzimierz Niderhaus

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Cast · Directed by Robert Gliński

MWMateusz Więcławek
Mateusz Więcławek
Bronek Budny
MZMarianna Zydek
Marianna Zydek
Marta
ZSZbigniew Stryj
Zbigniew Stryj
Lieutenant Wojnar
ABAdrian Brząkała
Adrian Brząkała
Priest Michał
MMMaciej Mikołajczyk
Maciej Mikołajczyk
Karol Wojtyła
ZLZuzanna Lit
Zuzanna Lit
Designer Krysia
KWKrzysztof Wach
Krzysztof Wach
'Lysy'
KSKrzysztof Szczepaniak
Krzysztof Szczepaniak
'Ryzy'
SRSzymon Roszak
Szymon Roszak
Wasik
PKPaulina Kinaszewska
Paulina Kinaszewska
Irena Kinaszewska
AMAndrzej Mastalerz
Andrzej Mastalerz
Secretary of the Central Committee
BJ
Barbara Jonak
Janiakowa

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