

Strawman
2023-10-20 · 113 min · ★ 4.9
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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- Directors
- Robert Gliński
- Production companies
- Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Telewizja Polska, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mateusz WięcławekBronek Budny
Marianna ZydekMarta
Zbigniew StryjLieutenant Wojnar
Adrian BrząkałaPriest Michał
Maciej MikołajczykKarol Wojtyła
Zuzanna LitDesigner Krysia
Krzysztof Wach'Lysy'
Krzysztof Szczepaniak'Ryzy'
Szymon RoszakWasik
Paulina KinaszewskaIrena Kinaszewska
Andrzej MastalerzSecretary of the Central Committee
Radosław KrzyżowskiTW 'Alfa'
Juliusz ChrząstowskiTW 'Delta'
Tadeusz ChudeckiSchool Principal
Julia Lewenfisz-GórkaGirl
Kamil MrózInjured
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