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Feature film — 2016

Afterimage (2016)

6.51h 38mDrama — History

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

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A high-signal pick with 87 votes.

Akson Studio / Telewizja Polska / EC1 Łódź / Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny / Fundacja Tumult

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Director: Andrzej Wajda

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Cast & crew

Bogusław Linda as Władysław Strzemiński

Bogusław Linda

Władysław Strzemiński

Bronisława Zamachowska as Nika Strzemińska

Bronisława Zamachowska

Nika Strzemińska

Zofia Wichłacz as Hania

Zofia Wichłacz

Hania

Aleksandra Justa as Katarzyna Kobro

Aleksandra Justa

Katarzyna Kobro

Krzysztof Pieczyński as Julian Przyboś

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Julian Przyboś

Mariusz Bonaszewski as Madejski

Mariusz Bonaszewski

Madejski

Rafał Zawierucha as Shop Assistant

Rafał Zawierucha

Shop Assistant

Jacek Beler as

Jacek Beler

Filip Gurłacz as Konrad

Filip Gurłacz

Konrad

Aleksander Fabisiak as Rajner

Aleksander Fabisiak

Rajner

Paulina Gałązka as Wasinska

Paulina Gałązka

Wasinska

Irena Melcer as Jadzia

Irena Melcer

Jadzia

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