Drama · Poland · 2000 · 1h 37m

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową

Director

Cast

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Tomasz Berg Krystyna Janda as Anna Tadeusz Bradecki as Monk Marik Monika Krzywkowska as Hanka Paweł Okraska as Filip Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Starszy wioskowy

Crew

Edward Kłosiński — Director of Photography Marek Denys — Editor Wojciech Kilar — Original Music Composer Krzysztof Zanussi — Writer Iwona Ziulkowska-Okapiec — Producer Halina Dobrowolska — Production Design

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Krzysztof Zanussi Director Edward Kłosiński Director of Photography Marek Denys Editor Wojciech Kilar Original Music Composer Krzysztof Zanussi Writer Iwona Ziulkowska-Okapiec Producer Halina Dobrowolska Production Design Jagna Janicka Costume Design

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