A Simple Story About Murder

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A Simple Story About Murder

2016

1h 26m

5.5(13 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A rookie officer's career gets turned around when he is pegged as the prime suspect in a crime involving a senior policeman - his own father.

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Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Filip Pławiak

Jacek Lach

Acting

Andrzej Chyra

Roman Lach, ojciec Jacka

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Kinga Preis

Teresa Lach, matka Jacka

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Anna Smołowik

Iza, dziewczyna Jacka

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Przemysław Strojkowski

Paweł Lach, brat Jacka

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Mateusz Więcławek

Krystian Lach, brat Jacka

Acting

Ireneusz Czop

Krzysztof

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Marek Kasprzyk

komendant Nocoń

Acting

Eryk Lubos

Marcin

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Michał Czernecki

Tyka

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Andrzej Konopka

prokurator Czerski

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Piotr Nowak

Andrzej Maśliński "Gruby"

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Katarzyna Kwiatkowska

doktor Bajena

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Marcin Juchniewicz

"Talib"

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Zbigniew Stryj

ojciec Izy

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Witold Wieliński

oficer dyżurny

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Mirosław Haniszewski

aspirant Wiśniewski

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Agnieszka Matysiak

sąsiadka

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Grzegorz Kucias

kelner

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Robert Gulaczyk

"Kudłaty"

Acting

Georgi Angiełow

"Łańcuch"

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Rafał Iwaniuk

Bolek, człowiek "Grubego"

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Edyta Torhan

mama Izy

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