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Brute

1997-11-07 · 102 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Crime

Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.

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Directors
Maciej Dejczer
Production companies
Douek Productions, Telewizja Polska, Heritage Films, Boje Buck Produktion GmbH, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, CANAL+ Polska, Studio Filmowe Tor, Eurimages
Countries
Poland, United Kingdom, France, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Til SchweigerTil SchweigerBrute
Polly WalkerPolly WalkerMara
Ida JabłońskaIda JabłońskaElena
Bartek PieniazekMoscu
Wojciech BrzezinskiJorgu
Pete PostlethwaitePete PostlethwaiteSincai
John HurtJohn HurtBabits
Anna Przybylska

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