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.
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27 people
Maria Mamona
Julia Brystygierowa
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Małgorzata Zajączkowska
siostra Benedykta
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Janusz Gajos
ksiądz Cieciorka
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Marek Kalita
prymas Stefan Wyszyński
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Bartosz Porczyk
więzień
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Kazimierz Kaczor
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Sławomir Orzechowski
dozorca Marian
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Marcin Troński
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Krzysztof Ogłoza
plutonowy MO
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The Closed Circuit
Barbara Bursztynowicz
Kościukiewiczowa, kobieta w jadalni
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Jacek Bursztynowicz
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Zbigniew Konopka
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Ryszard Bugajski Director · Shane Harvey Composer Arkadiusz Tomiak Cinematographer
United States release January 8, 2017 · Produced in Poland · Production Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Telewizja Polska
Production
Kino Świat
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Narodowe Centrum Kultury
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Telewizja Polska
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The Society for Arts
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Orka
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TMS Diagnostyka
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Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury
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Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
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Poland
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Original title
Zaćma
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Poland · November 25, 2016
Theatrical
United States · January 8, 2017
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
France
May 6, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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