
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
Genres
Overview
A rational young man and his devoutly Catholic wife believe their sickly son may have leukemia. As they await further tests over a weekend they both struggle with a crisis of faith in both science and Catholicism.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
50 min
Release Date
1997-03-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6.5
Dorota Segda
Olga
Maciej Orłoś
Tomasz, mąż Olgi
Marek Kondrat
lekarz Andrzej
Stanisława Celińska
szefowa laboratorium
Eugenia Herman
laborantka
Małgorzata Pritulak
laborantka
Rafał Orłoś
Karol, syn Olgi i Tomasza
Stefan Burczyk
profesor
Agnieszka Wawrzkiewicz
sekretarka profesora
Cezary Żak
kierowca
Krystyna Bigelmajer
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