

Overview
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Top Cast

Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Jerzy Burski

Jacek Lomnicki
Jerzy Burski (young)

Michał Tarkowski
Witek

Piotr Cieślak
Michalak

Wiesław Wójcik
Jodła

Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Hanka Tomczyk

Magda Teresa Wójcik
Editor

Bogusław Sobczuk
TV Editor

Leonard Zajączkowski
Leonard Zajączkowski, Agnieszka's DP

Jacek Domański
Sound Man
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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