''The Plagues of Breslau'' ( pl, Plagi Breslau) is a 2018
Polish crime thriller directed by Patryk Vega.
It premiered on 24 November 2018.
The title corresponds to the former name of
Wrocław, which from 1741 until 1945 was "Breslau". The film and plot were loosely based on a series of crime novels by
Marek Krajewski
Marek Krajewski (born 4 September 1966, in Wrocław) is a Polish crime writer and linguist.
He is best known for his series of novels set in pre-war Wrocław (which was, at the time, Breslau) with the policeman Eberhard Mock as the protagonist ...
, who often incorporates Breslau's pre-
war crime scene into his works.
Plot
Set in the city of
Wroclaw, detective Helena Rus finds a corpse sewn in a
cowhide. The murders continue for the next five days and each victim is killed at precisely 18:00 (6 p.m.). The
Polish police
Policja () is the generic name for the national police force of the Republic of Poland. The Polish police force was known as ''policja'' throughout the Second Polish Republic (1918–1939), and in the modern Republic of Poland since 1990. Its cu ...
along with Helena Rus attempt to find and capture the serial killer before he strikes again.
Cast
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Małgorzata Kożuchowska as Helena Ruś
*
as Magda Drewniak / Iwona Bogacka
* Tomasz Oświeciński as Jarek "Bronson"
*
Katarzyna Bujakiewicz
Katarzyna Bujakiewicz (; born 28 September 1972 in Poznań) is a Polish actress. In 2003 she starred in the film '' An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' under Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, ...
as Nastka, Bronson's wife
*
Andrzej Grabowski
Andrzej Piotr Grabowski (born 15 March 1952 in Chrzanów, Poland) is a Polish actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Ferdynand Kiepski in the TV series ''Świat według Kiepskich''.
Career
Grabowski graduated from ...
as public prosecutor
* Iwona Bielska as a pathomorphologist
References
External links
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2010s serial killer films
2018 films
Polish crime films
Polish-language Netflix original films