Mystification

Mar 26, 2010

2h 0m

★ 5.8

Overview

Lazowski, an expelled university student, investigates the supposed suicide of the famous artist Witkacy and tries to prove that the artist is in fact still alive.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

History

Production Companies

Yeti Films

Krakow Film Commission

Piramida Film

Hydrafilm

Film Factory

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

Syrena Films

Mystification Trailers

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Cast

Witkacy

Jerzy Stuhr

Łazowski

Maciej Stuhr

Czesława Okińska

Ewa Błaszczyk

Zuza

Karolina Gruszka

Colonel

Mariusz Benoit

major SB

Andrzej Chyra

Jadwiga - Witkacy's wife

Ewa Dałkowska

'Lolobrygida' / Patti

Ewa Kasprzyk

Leopold

Władysław Kowalski

Witkiewicz

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Askenazy

Jerzy Nowak

Pinno

Wojciech Pszoniak

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