Eastern

Mar 20, 2020

1h 19m

★ 3.9

Blood is thicker than water

Overview

In Poland, behind the gates of an exclusive housing estate, the life of its wealthy residents is regulated by an old code of honor, due to which the Kowalskis and the Nowaks have been embroiled in a bloody family feud for years.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Studio Munka

CANAL+ Polska

Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich

Eastern Trailers

Cast

Ewa Nowak

Maja Pankiewicz

Klara Kowalska

Paulina Krzyżańska

Marcin Czarnik

Anna Kłos

Edyta Torhan

Bartłomiej Krat

Tomasz Sobczak

Bruno Tomczyk

Magdalena Kuta

Tadeusz Bradecki

Mariusz Bąkowski

Adrian Brząkała

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