Like a Drug (1999)
Overview
18-year-old Anna finds out she's terminally ill and has only a few years left. Fragile girl changes her mindset, starts living out the remaining time as intensively as possible and marries Piotr, a student whom she just met in sanatorium.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 0.36 |
Directed By
Barbara Sass
Crew
Barbara Sass
Barbara Sass
Wojciech Kowalewski
Teresa Dworzecka
Wiesław Zdort
Maria Kostrzewska-Baron
Jacek Osadowski
Anna Wagner
Teresa Gruber
Michał Lorenc
Michał Kwieciński
TOP CAST
Magdalena Cielecka
Anna Piwowska
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Anna's mother
Andrzej Wichrowski
Anna's father
Igor Przegrodzki
Profesor Zimorowicz
Jerry Flynn
Dr. Keeve Gordon
Krzysztof Globisz
Priest Stefan
Bartosz Opania
Piotr Pawlowski / Jurek
Mariusz Bonaszewski
Andrzej
Cezary Morawski
Docent
Andrzej Grabowski
Uncle in London
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
Orderly
Jarosława Michalewska
Nurse (as Slawa Michalewska)
Dorota Kiełkowicz
Piotr's sister
Iwona Bielska
Aunt in London
Ola Tokarska
White Girl
Magdalena Kacprzak
Student Agnieszka Wróbel (uncredited)
Monika Jarosińska
Waitress (uncredited)
Patrycja Szczepanowska
Girl (uncredited)
Kacper Kuszewski
Anna's Student (uncredited)
Elżbieta Komorowska
Student (uncredited)
Agata Piotrowska-Mastalerz
Marta (as Agata Piotrowska-Mastalerz)
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