Ether
2018/11/30 • Released • Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Overview
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…
Director : Krzysztof Zanussi
Casts
Andrzej Chyra
Commander
Jacek Poniedziałek
Doctor
Małgorzata Pritulak
Matylda
Maria Ryaboshapka
Malgoratza
Rafał Mohr
First Officer
Victoria Zinny
Lady
Remo Girone
Old Priest
Ostap Stupka
Russian Commander
Natalka Polovynka
Taras' Mother
Przemysław Stippa
Interrogator
Sebastian Pawlak
Private
Yaroslav Fedorchuk
Paweł Kowalski
Wrestler
Dariusz Karpiński
Arbitrator
Andrzej Szenajch
Cashier's Boss
Adriano Braidotti
Porter
Paweł Okraska
Wedding Guest
Alina Kamińska
Wedding Guest
Iryna Melnyk
Quick
Adam Ferency
District Magistrate (voice)
Magdalena Górska
Nun in the Chapel (voice)
Magdalena Kuta
Mother Superior (voice)
Fruzsina Háda
Prostitute
Yevhen Malukha
Overseer
Marcin Bytniewski
Stefan Gorski
second officer
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