Canada / Sep 09, 2016 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A little known episode from the life of Stalinist security police office Julia Brystiger. Her nickname Bloody Luna was a reference to her incredibly brutal methods of interrogation. In the early 1960s, she appears in a centre for the blind on the outskirts of Warsaw, a place often visited by Cardinal Wyszyński, whose imprisonment in 1953-1956 Brystiger supervised personally. During a difficult and heated discussion with the cardinal, Brystiger denounces the communist ideology and begs for forgiveness for her crimes and for guidance in her search for God.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marcin Troński | bufetowy |
| Krzysztof Ogłoza | plutonowy MO |
| Barbara Bursztynowicz | Kościukiewiczowa, kobieta w jadalni |
| Jacek Bursztynowicz | ordynator |
| Zbigniew Konopka | prokurator |
| Andrzej Szenajch | portier |
| Piotr Tołoczko | adiutant |
| Mariusz Wojciechowski | Antoni Marylski |
| Olga Bołądź | Julia Brystygierowa w młodości |
| Katarzyna Bargiełowska | matka |
| Klara Bielawka | zakonnica |
| Barbara Garstka | zakonnica informatorka |
| Piotr Głowacki | towarzysz partyjny |
| Jacek Grondowy | akordeonista |
| Artur Krajewski | felczer |
| Marcin Kwaśny | ubek |
| Kazimierz Mazur | szeregowy MO |
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| Andrzej Niemirski | pułkownik |
| Helena Norowicz | niewidoma pacjentka |
| Katarzyna Cynke | zakonnica w jadalni |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zaćma |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kino Świat, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Telewizja Polska, The Society for Arts, Orka, TMS Diagnostyka, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury |
| Release date | 25 novembre 2016 |
| Production | Ryszard Bugajski, Magdalena Zimecka, Jacek Kulczycki |
| Writer | Ryszard Bugajski |
| Editing | Milenia Fiedler |
| Cinematography | Arkadiusz Tomiak, Tomasz Karnowski |
| Assistant directors | Ryszard Bugajski |
| Camera operators | Tomasz Karnowski, Arkadiusz Tomiak |
| Additional photography | Arkadiusz Tomiak, Tomasz Karnowski |
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| Production design | Andrzej Haliński, Teresa Gruber |
| Art direction | Teresa Gruber, Andrzej Haliński |
| Set decoration | Teresa Gruber, Andrzej Haliński |
| Music | Shane Harvey, Piotr Musiał, Marcin Kasiński, Maria Chilarecka, Kacper Habisiak, Paweł Lucewicz, Jacek Wiśniewski |
| Sound | Piotr Musiał, Marcin Kasiński, Shane Harvey, Maria Chilarecka, Kacper Habisiak, Paweł Lucewicz, Jacek Wiśniewski |
| Costume design | Krzysztof Łoszewski, Anna Gorońska, Tomasz Matraszek |
| Makeup | Anna Gorońska, Tomasz Matraszek, Krzysztof Łoszewski |
| Hairstyling | Anna Gorońska, Tomasz Matraszek, Krzysztof Łoszewski |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jan 08, 2017 / Palm Springs International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Poland / Nov 25, 2016 / 16
Digital
France / May 06, 2021 / 16 / Netflix
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