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Ether
Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi
At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal …
The story
At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…
Cast
Andrzej ChyraCommander
Jacek PoniedziałekDoctor
Małgorzata PritulakMatylda
Zsolt LászlóDistrict Magistrate
Ostap VakulyukTaras
Maria RyaboshapkaMalgoratza
Leonardo LacariaSoldier
Rafał MohrFirst Officer
Victoria ZinnyLady
Remo GironeOld Priest
Ostap StupkaRussian Commander
Natalka PolovynkaTaras' Mother
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Stanislav KolokolnikovFake Priest
Artūras DubakaOfficer
Przemysław StippaInterrogator
Sebastian PawlakPrivate
Dominik RybiałekLittle Soldier
Oleksander LoginovRussian Judge
Maciek HanczewskiBridegroom
Yaroslav Fedorchuk
Paweł KowalskiWrestler
Artur MikołajewskiWrestler
Dariusz KarpińskiArbitrator
Martina Valentini MarinazNun in the Chapel
Kinga Józsa KovácsEpileptic
Artem ManuilovCashier
Andrzej SzenajchCashier's Boss
Leonardo ZanierBrother
Adriano BraidottiPorter
Hanna ZbyrytMaid
Paweł OkraskaWedding Guest
Alina KamińskaWedding Guest
Viktor GlushkovWedding Guest
Gabriela MielzynskaBride
Iryna MelnykQuick
Tomasz LeszczyńskiPop
Krzysztof LazickiOrganist
Adam FerencyDistrict Magistrate (voice)
Magdalena GórskaNun in the Chapel (voice)
Magdalena KutaMother Superior (voice)
Fruzsina HádaProstitute
Yevhen MalukhaOverseer
Viktor GlushkovWedding Guest
Marcin Bytniewski
Stefan Gorskisecond officer
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