Overview
Aniela has lived the first half of her life as a man: with an office job, a wife, and two children. But neither her family's opposition nor repression by the government in Poland can stop her from finally becoming the person she's always been.
Director and cast
- Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik as Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły
- Joanna Kulig as Iza
- Mateusz Więcławek as Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły (young) / Jasiek Wesoły (35 years old)
- Bogumiła Bajor as Iza (young)
- Jerzy Bończak as Ignacy Wesoły (old)
- Anna Tomaszewska as Elżbieta Wesoły (old)
- Jacek Braciak as Marek Wesoły (old)
- Franciszek Englert as Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły (18 years old) / Jasiek Wesoły
- Renata Dancewicz as Sister-in-Law of Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły
- Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Ignacy Wesoły (young)
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