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Playing Hard

Playing Hard

Women on the edge

2019•1h 28m•6.2/10
Drama

Ratings

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6.2/10(40)

Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the problem secret and rescues her from many troubles but he slowly loses patience. A respected children surgeon Teresa has lost her family due to drinking problem, all she is left with is her job at the hospital where she is the main doctor. The situation goes out of control when the woman comes drunk to the hospital. A student, Magda, likes to party hard and because she is a good student and has a great job, no-one opposes that. At one moment, the girl loses control. A tragedy happens.

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Production

Studio Filmowe Kalejdoskop, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Axi Immo

Language

PL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dorota Kolak

Dorota Kolak

Teresa

Agata Kulesza

Agata Kulesza

Dorota

Maria Dębska

Maria Dębska

Magda

Marcin Dorociński

Marcin Dorociński

Jerzy

Barbara Jonak

Barbara Jonak

Beata

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Wiktor

Dorota Landowska

Dorota Landowska

Matka Magdy

Przemysław Bluszcz

Przemysław Bluszcz

Ojciec Magdy

Mateusz Janicki

Mateusz Janicki

Adrian

Rafał Rutkowski

Rafał Rutkowski

Policjant Andrzej Krenczek

Sławomir Zapała

Sławomir Zapała

Policjant Łukasz Leoś

Jowita Budnik

Jowita Budnik

Matka dziewczynki

Magdalena Smalara

Magdalena Smalara

Pielęgniarka Monika

Katarzyna Cynke

Katarzyna Cynke

Pielęgniarka Hanka

Milena Lisiecka

Milena Lisiecka

Pani Wanda

Magdalena Biegańska

Magdalena Biegańska

Martyna

Krzysztof Dracz

Krzysztof Dracz

Szef Doroty

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Pani psycholog

Tomasz Sapryk

Tomasz Sapryk

Psycholog Wojtek

Elena Leszczyńska

Elena Leszczyńska

Terapeutka

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