Summary
At the Kremlin's behest, Bulgarian secret services, along with Polish comrades, prepare for an attempt on the Pope's life. The best candidate to cover up the tracks and eliminate the assassin is retired SB agent Konstanty Brusicki, nicknamed 'Bruno', who has only one month left to live.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 62
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for thrillers, +12 min on the typical 104
typical 104116Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2025
September 26, 2025
Last year
Genres
ThrillerActionHistoryLanguage
Polish
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
- Poland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 29 more48 people
- Bogusław LindaKonstanty 'Bruno' Brusicki
- Karolina GruszkaMarysia 'Bianka'
- Ireneusz CzopRyszard Szymurek
- Dobromir DymeckiWładeczek
- Adam WoronowiczBolek Klimas
- Zbigniew ZamachowskiCommander in Gurówka
- Wojciech ZielińskiMarcel Lasoń
- Matylda GiegżnoJustyna
Roma GąsiorowskaMs. Klimas
Paulina GałązkaNurse Jagoda
Michał PawlikSzczepan Pawłowski
Igor MaslennikovLeonid Brezhnev
Oleg KricunovaYuri Andropov
Piotr KaźmierczakTadeusz Karaś- OOOleh ObernikhinGostinin
Agnieszka WosińskaPhysician
Mariusz SłupińskiBus Driver- MPMitko PanovStojkow
Mikołaj WoubishetAbu Dawut- KKKlementyna KarnkowskaMarysia's Daughter-in-Law
- MRMonika Rygasiewicz-RurkaProstitute
Andrzej AndrzejewskiMarysia's Partner- MLMaciej LisieckiClient at the Bar
- MRMarcel RebandelJasio Klimas
Directing · 1
- Władysław Pasikowski Director, Screenplay
Production · 5
- Ewa Jastrzębska Executive Producer
- Klaudiusz Frydrych Producer
- Inga Kruk Producer
- Ewa Brodzka Casting
- Sylwia Rajdaszka Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Maciej Lisiecki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jarosław Kamiński Editor
Sound · 3
- Daniel Bloom Original Music Composer
- Wojciech Mielimąka Sound
- Bartłomiej Bogacki Sound
Art · 1
- Wojciech Żogała Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Małgorzata Braszka Costume Design
- Agnieszka Hodowana Makeup Designer
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