Figurant (2023)

Title: Strawman
Original Title: Figurant
Release Date: 2023-10-20
Status: Released
Rating: 5.2/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: PL
Genres: Drama, History
Production Companies: Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, TVP, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
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
Bronek Budny

Marianna Zydek
Marta

Zbigniew Stryj
Lieutenant Wojnar

Adrian Brząkała
Priest Michał

Maciej Mikołajczyk
Karol Wojtyła

Zuzanna Lit
Designer Krysia

Krzysztof Wach
'Lysy'

Krzysztof Szczepaniak
'Ryzy'

Szymon Roszak
Wasik

Paulina Kinaszewska
Irena Kinaszewska