Poland / May 10, 1996
She's a machine.
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Anthropology professor Michal develops two overwhelming obsessions. The first one is a mummified, 3,000 year-old, perfectly preserved body of a shaman he and his colleagues have recently dragged out of a swamp. The second is an enigmatic student he meets by chance at a railway station.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Piotr Zelt | Michal's Friend |
| Sebastian Konrad | Michal's Friend |
| Joanna Benda | Michal's Collaborator |
| Grzegorz Emanuel | Michal's Collaborator |
| Marcin Dorociński | Student (uncredited) |
| Grzegorz Lukawski | Michal's friend |
| Artur Krajewski | Michal's brother's lover |
| Piotr Zelt | Michal's friend |
| Sebastian Konrad | Michal's friend |
| Tomasz Piernasz-Strus | Wloszka's father company employee |
| Witold Zaboklicki | Guest at party/Policeman in Mieszkowice |
| Jolanta Grusznic | |
| Magdalena Homanowska | |
| Alicja Jachiewicz | |
| Halina Koman-Dobrowolska | |
| Wojciech Kowman | |
| Andrzej Nejman | Michal's friend |
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| Jacek Sobieszczański | |
| Zdzisław Wardejn | |
| Piotr Wawrzyńczak | Priest, Michal's brother |
| Bartosz Żukowski | AGH's student |
| Marcin Dorociński | Student on the street (uncredited) |
| Mirosław Jękot | Guest at party (uncredited) |
| Małgorzata Kalamat | Guest at party (uncredited) |
| Piotr Krukowski | Guest at party (uncredited) |
| Katarzyna Maternowska | Girl at party (uncredited) |
| Piotr Mielnik | Friend of Michal (uncredited) |
| Aleksandra Nieśpielak | Girl at party (uncredited) |
| Sybilla Rostek | Girl at party (uncredited) |
| Rafał Sawicki | Medicine student (uncredited) |
| Tomasz Stockinger | German man with Hooker (uncredited) |
| Zbigniew Suszyński | Guest at party (uncredited) |
| Jan Heba | Medicine student (uncredited) |
| Przemysław Tejkowski | Guest at party (uncredited) |
| Małgorzata Werner | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jan Wieczorkowski | Student on the street (uncredited) |
| Robert Żołędziewski | Medicine student (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Szamanka |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Alhena Films, Compagnie des Films, Łódzkie Centrum Filmowe, Visa Film International |
| Release date | 10 maggio 1996 |
| Executive producer | Janusz Dorosiewicz |
| Production | Jacek Fuksiewicz, Jacky Ouaknine, Chris Bolzli |
| Writer | Manuela Gretkowska |
| Editing | Wanda Zeman |
| Cinematography | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz |
| Assistant directors | Andrzej Żuławski |
| Camera operators | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz |
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| Additional photography | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz |
| Production design | Tomasz Kowalski |
| Art direction | Tomasz Kowalski |
| Set decoration | Tomasz Kowalski |
| Music | Andrzej Korzyński, Piotr Knop |
| Sound | Andrzej Korzyński, Piotr Knop |
| Costume design | Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska |
| Makeup | Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska |
| Hairstyling | Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Mar 19, 1997 / 16
South Korea / Sep 04, 1999 / 18
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