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Strawman
Strawman

Strawman

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

20 October 2023

Country

Poland

Cast

Mateusz Więcławek

Mateusz Więcławek

Bronek Budny

Marianna Zydek

Marianna Zydek

Marta

Zbigniew Stryj

Zbigniew Stryj

Lieutenant Wojnar

Adrian Brząkała

Adrian Brząkała

Priest Michał

Maciej Mikołajczyk

Maciej Mikołajczyk

Karol Wojtyła

Zuzanna Lit

Zuzanna Lit

Designer Krysia

Krzysztof Wach

Krzysztof Wach

'Lysy'

Krzysztof Szczepaniak

Krzysztof Szczepaniak

'Ryzy'

Szymon Roszak

Szymon Roszak

Wasik

Paulina Kinaszewska

Paulina Kinaszewska

Irena Kinaszewska

Andrzej Mastalerz

Andrzej Mastalerz

Secretary of the Central Committee

Barbara Jonak

Barbara Jonak

Janiakowa

Radosław Krzyżowski

Radosław Krzyżowski

TW 'Alfa'

Juliusz Chrząstowski

Juliusz Chrząstowski

TW 'Delta'

Tadeusz Chudecki

Tadeusz Chudecki

School Principal

Julia Lewenfisz-Górka

Julia Lewenfisz-Górka

Girl

Stanisław Twaróg

Stanisław Twaróg

Young Worker

Kamil Mróz

Kamil Mróz

Injured

Maciej Półtorak

Maciej Półtorak

Monika Daukszo

Monika Daukszo

Marcin Dąbrowski

Marcin Dąbrowski

Michał Kłodnicki

Michał Kłodnicki

Daria Muszyńska

Daria Muszyńska

Marlena Jonasz

Marlena Jonasz

Szymon Wróblewski

Szymon Wróblewski

Tadeusz Kwinta

Tadeusz Kwinta

Kamila Klimczak

Kamila Klimczak

Aleksandra Maurer

Aleksandra Maurer

Mateusz Grydlik

Mateusz Grydlik

Karol Wojtyła (voice)

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