Leave No Traces
2021 · 160 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, History, Thriller
In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police. The only witness of the beating becomes the number one enemy of the state.
Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński · Written by Kaja Krawczyk-Wnuk
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Tomasz Ziętek Jurek Popiel -
Sandra Korzeniak Barbara Sadowska -
Jacek Braciak Tadeusz Popiel -
Agnieszka Grochowska Grażyna Popiel -
Robert Więckiewicz Czesław Kiszczak -
Tomasz Kot Kowalczyk -
Aleksandra Konieczna Wiesława Bardon -
Adam Bobik Jerzy Popiełuszko -
Bartłomiej Topa Zbigniew Łyko -
Andrzej Chyra Mirosław Milewski -
Michał Żurawski Colonel Kmiecik -
Jerzy Bończak Józef Beim
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