Without Anesthesia

The story

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

Cast & crew

Zbigniew ZapasiewiczJerzy Michałowski

Ewa DałkowskaEwa Michałowska

Andrzej SewerynJacek Rościszewski

Krystyna JandaAgata

Roman WilhelmiBroński

Emilia KrakowskaWanda Jakowicz

Kazimierz KaczorEditor-in-chief

Magda Teresa WójcikJoanna Cichoń

Jerzy StuhrJerzy Porębowicz

Iga Mayr

Iga MayrAnna Łukasik

Aleksandra Jasieńska

Aleksandra JasieńskaOleńka

Marta Salinger

Marta SalingerGabcia