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At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…Read moreLess
At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…
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At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…
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Andrzej ChyraCommander
Jacek PoniedziałekDoctor
Małgorzata PritulakMatylda
Maria RyaboshapkaMalgoratza
Rafał MohrFirst Officer
Victoria ZinnyLady
Remo GironeOld Priest
Ostap StupkaRussian Commander
Natalka PolovynkaTaras' MotherExplore the crew
- Director
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- Writer
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- Editor
- Milenia Fiedler
- Director of Photography
- Piotr Niemyjski
- Producer
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- Producer
- Janusz Wąchała