Jowita Budnik

Acting

Jowita Budnik

Born November 28, 1973 · Warsaw, Poland (age 52)

Jowita Budnik (née Miondlikowska; born 28 November 1973) is a Polish actress. Budnik was born in Warsaw and studied at the University of Warsaw. She made her film debut in 1985 at the age of 11 in Radosław Piwowarski's Kochankowie mojej mamy ("My Mom's Lovers"). She has appeared in such films as Papusza, Plac Zbawiciela and Jeziorak as well as the television series M jak miłość and W labiryncie. I…

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JusticeJustice · 2024
Justice
6.52024
MovieCrime
A young detective seeks the help of a discharged police officer, giving him the chance to reclaim his old life in exchange for solving a bank raid case.
Mother's DayMother's Day · 2023
Mother's Day
5.82023
MovieThrillerAction
Nina, a former NATO special operations agent living in hiding, has to use all her deadly skills to rescue her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double opportunity for her. A chance to feel the adrenaline rush again, and an opportunity to get back into the life of the son she had to abandon years ago.
Tears of Neon
Nov 27, 2026
Tears of Neon · 2026
Tears of Neon
2026
MovieDramaHistory
At the age of five, Chris, a young village boy meets his mother, Czesława, who is at the cusp of conquering entertainment industry by adopting a new persona - Violetta Villas. An unbelievably talented, ambitious mother and a sensitive child go on a decades long journey through Warsaw, Paris and Las Vegas.
Silent NightSilent Night · 2017
Silent Night
6.92017
MovieDramaComedy
Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.
Be SomebodyBe Somebody · 2023
Be Somebody
5.72023
MovieDramaComedy
Together with his family, Wiktor moves into a recently bought flat, which turns out to have belonged to Lech Wałęsa, a symbol of freedom and a legend as a simple electrician who became Poland’s president many years ago.
Death Before the WeddingDeath Before the Wedding · 2025
Death Before the Wedding
5.22025
MovieComedyRomance
When Maja brings her fiancé home, her traditional parents must overcome their cultural biases amidst a crisis at their dairy farm. Can love find a way?
In for a MurderIn for a Murder · 2021
In for a Murder
6.12021
MovieCrimeComedy
A stay-at-home mom and avid reader of crime stories discovers the deepest secrets of a small town's residents while investigating a woman's murder.
MamaMama · 2026
Mama
2026
MovieDrama
After many years working far from home, Mila is forced to temporarily leave her seaside mansion—and her secret romance—to return to her family in a remote Polish village. But the long-awaited reunion is far from what she imagined. As tensions surface, Mila struggles to repair what was lost, confronting the cost of her choices and the woman she has become.

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Playing HardPlaying Hard · 2019
Playing Hard
6.22019
MovieDrama
Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the problem secret and rescues her from many troubles but he slowly loses patience. A respected children surgeon Teresa has lost her family due to drinking problem, all she is left with is her job at the hospital where she is the main doctor. The situation goes out of control when the woman comes drunk to the hospital. A student, Magda, likes to party hard and because she is a good student and has a great job, no-one opposes that. At one moment, the girl loses control. A tragedy happens.

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Graduation HeistGraduation Heist · 2025
Graduation Heist
5.32025
MovieComedyAction
Kapsel is a high school senior party animal who values ​​his close friends more than his final exams. When he realizes that finishing high school also means the breakup of his crew, he decides to ruin everyone's student plans and give them one more year of carefree fun. In order to save his friends from the hardships of entering adulthood, he plans to hack into the innovative system of the Ministry of Education and change the results of their final exams. In this daring action, he involves a group of high school students with the smallest chances of passing their final exams and... his long-lost grandfather, full of controversial life wisdom. Will Kapsel's brilliant plan succeed? Will the boy manage to change the course of events and keep his friends by his side?

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