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Like a Drug (1999)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Barbara Sass

Synopsis

18-year-old Anna finds out she's terminally ill and has only a few years left. Fragile girl changes her mindset, starts living out the remaining time as intensively as possible and marries Piotr, a student whom she just met in sanatorium.

Actors

Magdalena Cielecka
Magdalena Cielecka
Anna Piwowska
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Anna's mother
Andrzej Wichrowski
Andrzej Wichrowski
Anna's father
Igor Przegrodzki
Igor Przegrodzki
Profesor Zimorowicz
Jerry Flynn
Jerry Flynn
Dr. Keeve Gordon
Krzysztof Globisz
Krzysztof Globisz
Priest Stefan
Bartosz Opania
Bartosz Opania
Piotr Pawlowski / Jurek
Mariusz Bonaszewski
Mariusz Bonaszewski
Andrzej
Cezary Morawski
Cezary Morawski
Docent
Andrzej Grabowski
Andrzej Grabowski
Uncle in London
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
Orderly
Jarosława Michalewska
Jarosława Michalewska
Nurse (as Slawa Michalewska)
Dorota Kiełkowicz
Dorota Kiełkowicz
Piotr's sister
Iwona Bielska
Iwona Bielska
Aunt in London
Ola Tokarska
Ola Tokarska
White Girl
Elżbieta Dębska
Elżbieta Dębska
Katarzyna Łukaszyńska
Katarzyna Łukaszyńska
Magdalena Kacprzak
Magdalena Kacprzak
Student Agnieszka Wróbel (uncredited)
Monika Jarosińska
Monika Jarosińska
Waitress (uncredited)
Patrycja Szczepanowska
Patrycja Szczepanowska
Girl (uncredited)
Kacper Kuszewski
Kacper Kuszewski
Anna's Student (uncredited)
Elżbieta Komorowska
Elżbieta Komorowska
Student (uncredited)
Agata Piotrowska
Agata Piotrowska
Marta (as Agata Piotrowska-Mastalerz)

Crews

Barbara Sass
Barbara Sass
Director
Barbara Sass
Barbara Sass
Writer
Teresa Dworzecka
Teresa Dworzecka
Producer
Michał Kwieciński
Michał Kwieciński
Producer
Michał Lorenc
Michał Lorenc
Original Music Composer
Wiesław Zdort
Wiesław Zdort
Director of Photography
Anna Wagner
Anna Wagner
Editor
Jacek Osadowski
Jacek Osadowski
Production Design
Teresa Gruber
Teresa Gruber
Set Decoration
Maria Kostrzewska
Maria Kostrzewska
Costume Design

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