Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000)
Overview
Tomasz, a doctor, and atheist, is diagnosed with cancer. His ex-wife offers him the money for treatment in Paris, but his lung cancer is past the operating stage. Facing imminent death, he questions the beliefs he has held all his life and starts experimenting with both his own life and those of others.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 4.556 |
Directed By
Krzysztof Zanussi
Crew
Krzysztof Zanussi
Maja Gawinska
Piotr Pacuła-Sergiel
Krzysztof Zanussi
Marek Denys
Jagna Janicka
Halina Dobrowolska
Iwona Ziulkowska-Okapiec
Wojciech Kilar
Edward Kłosiński
Wiesława Chojkowska
Zbigniew Gruz
Jacek Hamela
Barbara Domaradzka
Jadwiga Komuda
Ewa Brodzka
Jacek Nowakowski
Jolanta Marczewska
Henryk Zastróżny
Katarzyna Nawrocka
Piotr Pacholski
Teresa Ozga
Agnieszka Janowska
Tomasz Malinowski
TOP CAST
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Tomasz Berg
Krystyna Janda
Anna
Tadeusz Bradecki
Monk Marik
Monika Krzywkowska
Hanka
Paweł Okraska
Filip
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Starszy wioskowy
Szymon Bobrowski
Karol
Aleksander Fabisiak
Profesor
Xavier Schliwanski
Koniokrad
Teresa Marczewska
The musician's mother
Redbad Klynstra-Komarnicki
piosenkarz
Michał Sieczkowski
Chory muzyk
Dominique Lesage
Św. Bernard w filmie "Bernard i Abelard"
François Dunoyer
Doctor in Paris
Dominique Lesage
Saint Bernard in the movie
Małgorzata Pritulak
Nurse
Maciej Robakiewicz
Director of a Travel Agency
Teresa Marczewska
Mother of patient
Marek Brodzki
Set manager
Jacek Kadłubowski
Wounded stuntman
Krzysztof Kuliński
Doctor
Pawel Walecki
Polish doctor in Paris
Zuzanna Paluch
Professor's secretary
Stanisława Celińska
UAP woman in hospital
Anna Mucha
Assistant to the director of a Travel Agency
Maria Klejdysz
Neighbor of Tomasz
Helena Girardin
Clapper girl
Grzegorz Pacek
Mortuary employee
Jerzy Nasierowski
Assistant professor in pathology classes (uncredited)
Andrzej Sołtysik
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Magdalena Walach
Waitress (uncredited)
Krzysztof Zanussi
'Bernard i Abelard' Film Director (uncredited)
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