A Hole in the Head

Nov 1, 2018

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

After a particularly embarrassing performance, a struggling Polish actor chooses to quit his acting troupe. In desperation, he returns home, only to find his dying mother has replaced him with a farm hand from a nearby mental institution. Alienated and depressed, he attempts to find his place in the world by driving out his replacement as completely as possible.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Argomedia

Studio Filmowe Wrocław

Wajda Studio

A Hole in the Head Trailers

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Cast

Actor 'Chudy'

Bartłomiej Topa

Andrzej

Andrzej Szeremeta

Woman

Sandra Korzeniak

Actor's mother

Ewa Dałkowska

Judge

Teresa Marczewska

Old actor

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Actress

Marta Zięba

Manager of a Community Center

Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Pop

Piotr Skiba

Actress

Martyna Krzysztofik

Actor

Adam Graczyk

Official at the airport

Wojciech Ziemiański

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