Top Cast
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Marek Kondrat
Roman Boryczko
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Roman Wilhelmi
Robert Fornalski
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Roman Skamene
Fryc
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Čestmír Řanda
Pancer
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Michał Pawlicki
Albin
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Martin Hron
Henek
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Stanisława Celińska
Hela
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Joanna Kasperska
Paulina
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Jaroslava Schallerová
Zośka
Overview
Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Loosely based on the novel by Henryk Worcell.
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