Movie·2023·1h 53m
Strawman
Directed By
Robert Gliński
Country
Poland
Language
Polish
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The Story
Original title: Figurant
Budny, a secret service officer, secretly surveils Bishop Karol Wojtyla for 20 years. An unreciprocated bond forms between Budny and the unaware Wojtyla, leading to an obsessive, pathological relationship from Budny's perspective.
Written By
Andrzej Gołda
Producer
Włodzimierz Niderhaus, Zbigniew Domagalski
Cinematography
Adam Bajerski
Music
Zygmunt Konieczny
Editor
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Mateusz Więcławek
Bronek Budny
Marianna Zydek
Marta
Zbigniew Stryj
Lieutenant Wojnar
Adrian Brząkała
Priest Michał
Maciej Mikołajczyk
Karol Wojtyła
Zuzanna Lit
Designer Krysia
Krzysztof Wach
'Lysy'
Krzysztof Szczepaniak
'Ryzy'
Szymon Roszak
Wasik
Paulina Kinaszewska
Irena Kinaszewska
Andrzej Mastalerz
Secretary of the Central Committee
Barbara Jonak
Janiakowa
Radosław Krzyżowski
TW 'Alfa'
Juliusz Chrząstowski
TW 'Delta'
Tadeusz Chudecki
School Principal
Julia Lewenfisz-Górka
Girl
Stanisław Twaróg
Young Worker
Kamil Mróz
Injured
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Crew
Włodzimierz Niderhaus
Producer
Adam Bajerski
Director of Photography
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Editor
Zbigniew Domagalski
Producer
Robert Gliński
Director
Zygmunt Konieczny
Original Music Composer
Andrzej Gołda
Screenplay
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