The Closed Circuit
6.8
The film is set in the Tricity in 2003, ten years after the end of communism in Poland. The plot, apparently based on the real-life experiences of Kraków businessmen Lech Jerzorny and Paweł Rey, is about three young, talented businessmen who open a high-tech factory. This comes to the attention of the local state ‘mafia’, the local Prosecutor, played by Janusz Gajos, and tax office boss, played by Kasimierz Kaczor, who are both jealous and would like to make money for themselves. We are in Poland, so success must be punished.
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Janusz Gajos
Andrzej Kostrzewa
Known for
Three Colors: White
The Mire
Kazimierz Kaczor
Mirosław Kamiński
Known for
Man of Marble
What Will You Do When You Catch Me?
Wojciech Żołądkowicz
Kamil Słodowski
Also in
Historia Roja, czyli w ziemi lepiej słychać
(Nie)znajomi
Robert Olech
Piotr Maj / Ryszard Maj, ojciec Piotra w roku 1968
Also in
Rozdroże Café
Immensity of Justice
Przemysław Sadowski
Marek Stawski
Known for
365 Days
Run Boy Run
Magdalena Kumorek
Dorota Maj
Known for
The Woods
Coyote's Morning
Monika Kwiatkowska
Monika Stawska
Known for
Hold Tight
Furia
Beata Ścibakówna
Joanna Rybarczyk
Known for
Colors of Evil: Black
Girls to Buy
Jarosław Kopaczewski
Grzegorz Rybarczyk
Known for
Interrogation
Maria Mamona
Maria Kostrzewa
Also in
Blindness
Treasure
Krzysztof Ogłoza
reporter Robert Warzecha
Also in
The Pact
My Name Is Ki
Urszula Grabowska
Emilia, córka Kostrzewy
Also in
Glina
Carte Blanche
Ryszard Bugajski Director · Michał S. Pruski Screenplay Mirosław Piepka Screenplay
United States release April 5, 2013 · Produced in Poland · Production Apella, Kino Swiat
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Apella
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Kino Swiat
Production
Poland
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Original title
Układ zamknięty
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · April 5, 2013
Theatrical
United States · April 5, 2013
Theatrical
Canada
October 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 20, 2014 · Digital
Poland
August 22, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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