Lesser Evil
5.9
There is a writer who in the late 1970s managed to publish a poem in the monthly "Nowy Wyraz". It was enough to become a self-confessed writer whose name began to appear in the state media. The writer takes full advantage of his privileges - he flirts with power, sympathizes with the opposition, and collapses his studies at the same time. He is saved from going to the army by an exalted essayist whose sister is the head of the psychiatric hospital in Tworki. In a psychiatric institution, a writer meets a schizophrenic who writes a novel. After his suicide, the protagonist takes over the draft, which he publishes outside of censorship under his name, thanks to which he gains fame, fame and money. August '80 breaks out....
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39 people
Lesław Żurek
Kamil Nowak
Known for
It's a Free World...
Anna Romantowska
matka Kamila
Known for
Night Bus
Interrogation
Janusz Gajos
Mieczysław Nowak, ojciec Kamila
Known for
Three Colors: White
The Mire
Wojciech Pszoniak
pacjent
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Devil
Magdalena Cielecka
aktorka
Known for
A Girl and an Astronaut
Katyn
Tamara Arciuch
lekarka
Known for
The Wedding
Borys Szyc
Mareczek Kolenda
Known for
Into the Night
Cold War
Edyta Olszówka
eseistka, siostra lekarki
Known for
1983
Ladies
Władysław Kowalski
publicysta
Known for
Avalon
The Double Life of Véronique
Julia Kamińska
poetka
Known for
Fierce
Sylwia Oksiuta
studentka
Also in
Szpital
Tomorrow, We're Going to the Movies
Olaf Lubaszenko
esbek
Known for
A Short Film About Love
Hellhole
Janusz Morgenstern Director · Janusz Anderman Screenplay Michał Lorenc Composer
First release October 23, 2009 · Produced in Poland · Production Vision Film, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
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Vision Film
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Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
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Poland
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Original title
Mniejsze zło
Original language
Polish
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Polish
Release dates
Poland · October 23, 2009
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