Cast
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak Mariusz Dmochowski
Credits
Written by: 
Krzysztof Zanussi
Plot
A film about the meaning of life.
Sinekatalog’s take
Krzysztof Zanussi's film follows a man driven toward the meaning of life as a terminally ill friend and a loveless marriage shadow him. Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak is moving in a cool, philosophical and ambiguous drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (561 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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