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The House of Fools

The House of Fools

Part of Adaś Miauczyński Collection

1985•1h 33m•5.8/10
DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.8/10(16)

The feature film debut of director Marek Koterski. Thirty-year-old Adaś Miauczyński visits his parents, which ends with his nervous breakdown.

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Production

Studio Filmowe im. Karola Irzykowskiego

Language

PL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Father

Bohdana Majda

Bohdana Majda

Mother

Marek Kondrat

Marek Kondrat

Adaś

Leszek Teleszyński

Leszek Teleszyński

Gigi, Adaś's brother

Anna Nehrebecka

Anna Nehrebecka

Wanda, Gigi's wife

Dorota Radzimińska

Aśka, Gigi's daughter

Bożena Adamek

Bożena Adamek

Mother in her youth

Cezary Morawski

Cezary Morawski

Father in his youth

Rafał Zwierz

Rafał Zwierz

Little Adaś

Piotr Bajor

Piotr Bajor

Neighbor with car

Witold Bieliński

Witold Bieliński

Neighbour

Ewa Serwa

Ewa Serwa

Neighbour

Łukasz Latałło

Pietrek

Witold Skaruch

Witold Skaruch

Emergency doctor

Włodzimierz Witt

Ambulance driver

Marek Koterski

Marek Koterski

Someone

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