''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' ( pl, Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową) is a 2000 Polish
drama film directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi. It was Poland's submission to the
73rd Academy Awards for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
.
The film won the Golden St. George at the
22nd Moscow International Film Festival
The 22nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 2000. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Polish-French film ''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
Jury
* Theodoros Angelopoul ...
.
Cast
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.
Biography
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Du ...
as Tomasz Berg
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Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 1976 ...
as Anna
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Tadeusz Bradecki as Monk Marek
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Monika Krzywkowska as Hanka
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Pawel Okraska
Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel ...
as Filip
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Starszy wioskowy
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Szymon Bobrowski
Szymon Bobrowski (born 16 January 1972 in Konin, Poland) is a Polish actor.
Acted in tens of cinema and TV films, as well as theatre plays.
Filmography
* Magda M.
* Hania
* S@motność w sieci
*Na dobre i na złe
* Operacja "Koza"
* Serce na dÅ ...
as Karol
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Jerzy Nasierowski
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
People
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as assistant
See also
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Cinema of Poland
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations.
Af ...
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List of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2000 films
Films set in Poland
Films set in Kraków
Films shot in Poland
Films shot in Kraków
2000s Polish-language films
2000 drama films
Films about death
Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Films scored by Wojciech Kilar
Polish drama films
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