What the Sun Saw
2006 · 107 min · ★ 4.1 · Drama
Three strangers living in Silesia — a 12-year-old half-orphan, a musically talented girl and a middle-aged unemployed ex-miner — are all desperate to get money to make their small dreams come true.
Directed by Michał Rosa · Written by Michał Rosa
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Damian Hryniewicz Seba -
Dominika Kluźniak Marta -
Krzysztof Stroiński Józef -
Tomasz Sapryk Seba's Father -
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak Józef's wife -
Kinga Preis Brunette
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