Synopsis
After fun-loving metalhead Jacek is disfigured in an accident at work, he becomes the first person in Poland to receive a face transplant. This leads to his status as a media spectacle and martyr, all while battling ensuing identity issues as a consequence.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Metacritic70/100
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Michał EnglertScreenplay
- Małgorzata SzumowskaDirector
- Małgorzata SzumowskaScreenplay
Cast
- Mateusz KościukiewiczJacek
- Agnieszka PodsiadlikJacek's Sister
- Małgorzata GorolDagmara
- Anna TomaszewskaJacek's Mother
- Dariusz ChojnackiJacek's Brother
- Robert TalarczykJacek's Brother-in-law
- Roman GancarczykPriest
- Iwona BielskaDagmara's Mother
- Martyna KrzysztofikJacek's Sister-in-law
- Krzysztof CzeczotBusinessman
- Krzysztof IbiszJournalist
- Joanna WojtarowiczJacek's Sister's Daughter
Stills
Themes
new identityidentity crisisface transplant