Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
2000 · 1h 37m
Drama
Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Krzysztof Zanussi Director
- 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
- Szymon Bobrowski as Karol
- Aleksander Fabisiak as Profesor
- Xavier Schliwanski as Koniokrad
- Teresa Marczewska as The musician's mother
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