''Blindness'' ( pl, Zaćma) is a 2016 Polish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Ryszard Bugajski
Ryszard Bugajski (27 April 1943 – 7 June 2019) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed 23 films and television shows since 1972. His 1982 film ''Interrogation'' starring Krystyna Janda and Adam Ferency, described as "the ...
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It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
Awards
The festival's final awards were ...
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Cast
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Maria Mamona as Julia Brystygier
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Malgorzata Zajaczkowska as Sister Benedicta
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Janusz Gajos
Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the gr ...
as Father Cieciorka
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Marek Kalita
Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to:
* Marek (given name)
* Marek (surname)
* Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944)
* The titl ...
as The Primate, Cardinal Wyszynski
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Bartosz Porczyk as Prisoner
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Kazimierz Kaczor
Kazimierz Julian Kaczor (born February 9, 1941) is a Polish actor and television presenter. He has made over 40 appearances in film and television. He starred in the 1986-1987 television series ''Zmiennicy'' but is well known for hosting the Poli ...
as Mourner
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Slawomir Orzechowski as Caretaker
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Marcin Tronski as Bartender
Plot
The action of the film takes place in the second half of the 1950s in Warsaw and the Institute for the Blind in Laski. Julia Brystiger is no longer an officer of the security apparatus of the People's Republic of Poland, she works as an editor in a publishing house and is now investigated by the Security Services herself. Looking for spiritual advice, he tries to meet with Primate Stefan Wyszyński. Before she confronts the Primate of the Millennium, Julia will have to convince a nun who is experiencing a crisis of faith and a priest who was blinded by the security service during the interrogation.
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
Polish drama films
2010s Polish-language films
Films directed by Ryszard Bugajski
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