"It takes a dark mind to solve a twisted crime."

2016

1h 33m

4.6(459 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Tadek, a Polish detective, becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner workings of an unsolved murder.

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Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Jim Carrey

Tadek Pietrzak

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Marton Csokas

Kozlov

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Charlotte Gainsbourg

Kasia

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Kati Outinen

Ms. Malinowska

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Vlad Ivanov

Piotr

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Robert Więckiewicz

Greger

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Agata Kulesza

Marta

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Piotr Głowacki

Victor

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Julia Gdula

Hanna

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Zbigniew Zamachowski

Lukasz

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Danuta Kowalska

Kozlov's Mother

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Zygmunt Jozefczak

Kozlov's Father

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Marianna Figurska

Olga

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Anna Polony

Tadek's Mother

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Marcin Stec

Defense Lawyer

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Katarzyna Warnke

Publicist Moderator

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Marcel Sabat

Student

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Anna Moskal

Agnieszka

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Michał Kitliński

Journalist #1

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Dominika Bednarczyk

Journalist #2

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Mateusz Dewera

Journalist #3

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Kasia Kołeczek

Newsreader #1

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Łukasz Garlicki

Young Man in the Rental Office

Production

Marta Kownacka

Greger's Wife

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Piotr Kosiba

Heavy in 'The Cage' CCTV

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Bartosz Waga

Police Officer in Car Outside Greger's

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Crew

Marcin Molik

Watcher #1

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Pawel Janisow

Watcher #2

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Małgorzata Krukowska

Girl in the Inner Room

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Paweł Okraska

Opiekun

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Katarzyna Afek

Unknown Role

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