Summary
Anthropology professor Michal develops two overwhelming obsessions. The first one is a mummified, 3,000 year-old, perfectly preserved body of a shaman he and his colleagues have recently dragged out of a swamp. The second is an enigmatic student he meets by chance at a railway station.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
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Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for dramas, +8 min on the typical 109
typical 109117Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1996
May 10, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
Polish
Original language
Made in
Poland
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
34 people
Bogusław LindaMichał
Iwona PetryWłoszka
Piotr MachalicaAnna's Father
Paweł BurczykMarcin
Stanisław JaskułkaLecturer of AGH
Agnieszka WagnerAnna
Paweł DelągJules
Sebastian KonradMichal's Friend- JBJoanna BendaMichal's Collaborator
Grzegorz EmanuelMichal's Collaborator
Marcin DorocińskiStudent (uncredited)- GŁGrzegorz ŁukawskiMichal's friend
Artur KrajewskiMichal's brother's lover
Piotr ZeltMichal's friend- TPTomasz Piernasz-StrusWloszka's father company employee
- WZWitold ZaboklickiGuest at party/Policeman in Mieszkowice
Andrzej NejmanMichal's friend
Piotr WawrzyńczakPriest, Michal's brother
Bartosz ŻukowskiAGH's student- MJMirosław JękotGuest at party (uncredited)
Małgorzata KalamatGuest at party (uncredited)- PKPiotr KrukowskiGuest at party (uncredited)
Katarzyna MaternowskaGirl at party (uncredited)
Piotr MielnikFriend of Michal (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Andrzej Żuławski Director
Writing · 1
- Manuela Gretkowska Writer
Production · 5
- Janusz Dorosiewicz Executive Producer
- Jacky Ouaknine Producer
- Jacek Fuksiewicz Associate Producer
- Chris Bolzli Associate Producer
- Wieslaw Karpinski Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Wanda Zeman Editor
Sound · 2
- Andrzej Korzyński Original Music Composer
- Piotr Knop Sound
Art · 1
- Tomasz Kowalski Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska Costume Design
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