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She's a machine. - Szamanka
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Title: Szamanka

Release Date: 10 May 1996

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Drama, Horror

Director: Canal+ Polska, Alhena Films, Compagnie des Films, Film+ Pologne, Visa Films, Canal+

Production Companies: Canal+ Polska, Alhena Films, Compagnie des Films, Film+ Pologne, Visa Films, Canal+

Overview: Anthropology professor Michal develops two overwhelming obsessions. The first one is a mummified, 3,000 year-old, perfectly preserved body of a shaman he and his colleagues have recently dragged out of a swamp. The second is an enigmatic student he meets by chance at a railway station.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (62 votes)

Cast

  • Michał: Bogusław Linda
  • Włoszka: Iwona Petry
  • Anna's Father: Piotr Machalica
  • Marcin: Paweł Burczyk
  • Lecturer of AGH: Stanisław Jaskułka
  • Anna: Agnieszka Wagner
  • Jules: Paweł Deląg
  • Michal's Friend: Piotr Zelt
  • Michal's Friend: Sebastian Konrad
  • Michal's Collaborator: Joanna Benda
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