Strawman

Budny, a secret service officer, secretly surveils Bishop Karol Wojtyla for 20 years. An unreciprocated bond forms between Budny and the unaware Wojtyla, leading to an obsessive, pathological relationship from Budny's perspective.

Cast

Mateusz Więcławek

as Bronek Budny

Marianna Zydek

as Marta

Zbigniew Stryj

as Lieutenant Wojnar

Adrian Brząkała

as Priest Michał

Maciej Mikołajczyk

as Karol Wojtyła

Zuzanna Lit

as Designer Krysia

Krzysztof Wach

as 'Lysy'

Krzysztof Szczepaniak

as 'Ryzy'

Szymon Roszak

as Wasik

Paulina Kinaszewska

as Irena Kinaszewska

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