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Strawman

Strawman

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Strawman

2023

1h 53m

4.9(8 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

Budny, a secret service officer, secretly surveils Bishop Karol Wojtyla for 20 years. An unreciprocated bond forms between Budny and the unaware Wojtyla, leading to an obsessive, pathological relationship from Budny's perspective.

Where to Watch

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Netflix

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Social & External

Production Companies

Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe

Telewizja Polska

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mateusz Więcławek

Mateusz Więcławek

Bronek Budny

Marianna Zydek

Marianna Zydek

Marta

Zbigniew Stryj

Zbigniew Stryj

Lieutenant Wojnar

Adrian Brząkała

Adrian Brząkała

Priest Michał

Maciej Mikołajczyk

Maciej Mikołajczyk

Karol Wojtyła

Zuzanna Lit

Zuzanna Lit

Designer Krysia

Krzysztof Wach

Krzysztof Wach

'Lysy'

Krzysztof Szczepaniak

Krzysztof Szczepaniak

'Ryzy'

Szymon Roszak

Szymon Roszak

Wasik

Paulina Kinaszewska

Paulina Kinaszewska

Irena Kinaszewska

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Gliński
Written by: Andrzej Gołda
Produced by: Włodzimierz Niderhaus
Zbigniew Domagalski

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