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The Defence

2018-12-26 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Crime · Drama

Three-year-old Nikola Szlezyngier disappears in unexplained circumstances and her parents Angelika and Dawid are the main suspects. Angelika contacts an old friend Joanna Chylka, a brilliant, cynical and successful lawyer to help. With her new apprentice Kordian, Joanna will try to bring the case to a happy close.

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Aktiv Media
Countries
Poland
Status
Ended

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Magdalena CieleckaMagdalena CieleckaJoanna Chyłka
Filip PławiakFilip PławiakKordian 'Zordon' Oryński
Piotr ŻurawskiPiotr Żurawski'Kormak'
Jakub GierszałJakub GierszałPiotr Langer jr

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