Dismissed From Life
6.5
Set in 1989, story of a man beat up by two ex-policemen and left to die in a dump. Marek survives after the brain surgery that leaves him amnesiac. He wanders through the city, sought by his assilant, who fear he will testify against them. Marek finds shelter with a girlfriend/bagwoman who supposedly was once queen of Paris boulevards. Marek regains his memory just as the villains are to get him. He eventually returns to his house only to find out that his mother died and his brother left for Australia.
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Cast
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Jan Frycz
Marek Wysocki
Known for
Blinded by the Lights
How I Became a Gangster
Krystyna Janda
"Francuzka"
Known for
Decalogue II
Man of Marble
Jerzy Hoffman
Waldemar Krzystek
Zbigniew Preisner
Wojciech Asinski
Dariusz Kuc
Jadwiga Kukulczanka
Suzel Goffre
Matka Marka i Jana
Also in
The Life of the Dead
The Adolescent
Norbert Zbigniew Medlewski
Wojciech Wysocki
Jan Wysocki
Known for
Déjà vu
Nothing Funny
Gabriela Kownacka
Elżbieta
Known for
Killer 2
Waldemar Krzystek Director · Dariusz Kuc Cinematographer
First release September 17, 1992 · Produced in Poland · Production Studio Filmowe Zodiak, Odra-Film
Production
Jeck Films
Production
Studio Filmowe Zodiak
Production
Odra-Film
Production
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych
Production
LTC Saint Cloud Groupe VDM
Production
Ministry of Culture (France)
Production
Poland
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Languages
Original title
Zwolnieni z Życia
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Canada · September 17, 1992
Toronto Film Festival
Poland · December 1, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 28, 2004 · Febio Film Festival
France
February 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Greece
September 1, 1993 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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