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The Artist Who Opposed The Soviet Dictatorship.
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Overview
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
98 min
Release Date
2016-10-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Vote Count
82
Vote Average
6.555
Bogusław Linda
Władysław Strzemiński
Bronisława Zamachowska
Nika Strzemińska
Zofia Wichłacz
Hania
Aleksandra Justa
Katarzyna Kobro
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Julian Przyboś
Mariusz Bonaszewski
Madejski
Rafał Zawierucha
Shop Assistant
Jacek Beler
Filip Gurłacz
Konrad
Aleksander Fabisiak
Rajner
Paulina Gałązka
Wasinska
Irena Melcer
Jadzia
Tomasz Chodorowski
Tomek
Mateusz Rzeźniczak
Mateusz
Tomasz Włosok
Roman
Adrian Zaremba
Wojtek
Mateusz Rusin
Stefan
Mateusz Bieryt
Student
Barbara Wypych
Activist
Danuta Borsuk
Shop Assistant
Izabela Dąbrowska
Clerk
Anna Grzeszczak
Woman
Dominika Kluźniak
Teacher
Dorota Kolak
Clerk
Henryk Niebudek
Profesor
Magdalena Kuta
Secretary
Anna Majcher
Neighbour
Anna Markowicz
Sokorski's Secretary
Nina Czerkies
Woman
Ewa Oksza-Łapicka
Woman
Małgorzata Rudzka
Cleaner
Maria Semotiuk
Róza Saltzman
Grażyna Walasek
Woman
Magdalena Warzecha
Museum's Worker
Ewa Wencel
School's Manager
Robert Ostolski
Militiaman
Jacek Beler
Militiaman
Mateusz Janicki
Doctor
Robert Latusek
Sanitary
Jan Pęczek
Postman
Jerzy Rogalski
Clerk
Dariusz Siastacz
Owner of Exotic
Mariusz Słupiński
Co-Worker
Adam Szyszkowski
Driver
Mariusz Witkowski
Man
Michał Włodarczyk
Militiaman
Gabriela Chojecka
Little Girl
Andrzej Konopka
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Little Girl
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