Directed by:
Krzysztof ZanussiScreenplay:
Krzysztof ZanussiCinematography:
Piotr NiemyjskiCast:
Jacek Poniedzialek, Andrzej Chyra, Zsolt László, Ostap Vakulyuk, Maria Ryaboshapka, Malgorzata Pritulak, Rafal Mohr, Victoria Zinny, Remo Girone (more)Plots(1)
At the beginning of the 20th century, somewhere on the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a military doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in an Austro-Hungarian fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Nevertheless, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation… (Warsaw Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jacek Poniedzialek
Poland
Best movies:
Foreign Body (2014)
All Our Fears (2021)
The Offsiders (2008)
Andrzej Chyra
Poland
Best movies:
Leave No Traces (2021)
The Wedding Day (2021)
The Last Family (2016)
Zsolt László
Hungary
Ostap Vakulyuk
Ukraine
Malgorzata Pritulak
Poland
Best movies:
The Illumination (1972)
How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
Lekcja martwego języka (1979)
Rafal Mohr
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Clergy (2018)
Pitbull: Ostatni pies (2018)
Victoria Zinny
Argentina
Best movies:
Viridiana (1961)
Fantasma d'amore (1981)
Persona non grata (2005)
Remo Girone
Eritrea
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Heaven (2002)
Остап Ступка
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Match (2012)
Easy (2017)
We're from the Future 2 (2010)
Stefan Gorski
Austria
Best movies:
A Whole Life (2023)
Die Toten vom Bodensee (2014) (series)
Hidden Reserves (2016)
Przemysław Stippa
Poland
Best movies:
The Messenger (2019)
The Marshal (2019)
In for a Murder (2021)
Zsuzsa Pálos
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Cat City (1986)
Sebastian Pawlak
Poland
Best movies:
25 Years of Innocence (2020)
Leave No Traces (2021)
Clergy (2018)
Dominik Rybiałek
Poland
Best movies:
Najlepszy (2017)
Aleksandr Loginov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Factory (2018)
Dubček (2018)
Servant of the People (2016)
Yaroslav Fedorchuk
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Tadeusz Bradecki
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Barbara Garstka
Poland
Best movies:
Blindness (2016)
The Top Floor (2013)
All My Friends Are Dead (2020)