Weekend Stories: A Woman's Business

Mar 19, 1996

0h 56m

★ 5.3

Overview

A woman whose passport was denied under the previous Communist regime by a vindictive party secretary is given a chance to confront the woman and take revenge.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Telewizja Polska

Studio Filmowe Tor

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Cast

Zofia

Joanna Szczepkowska

Anna, przyjaciółka Zofii

Marta Lipińska

Dorota, przyjaciółka Zofii

Anna Nehrebecka

Łukowska

Magdalena Zawadzka

Iza, koleżanka Anny

Magdalena Warzecha

Robert, mąż Izy

Mariusz Sibiga

mężczyzna ze Śląska

Andrzej Pieczyński

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