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Dark Crimes
Tadek, a Polish detective, becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner workings of an unsolved murder.
Alexandros Avranas
Casts & Crew
Jim Carrey
Marton Csokas
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Kati Outinen
Vlad Ivanov
Robert Więckiewicz
Agata Kulesza
Piotr Głowacki
Julia Gdula
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Danuta Kowalska
Zygmunt Jozefczak
Marianna Figurska
Anna Polony
Marcin Stec
Katarzyna Warnke
Marcel Sabat
Anna Moskal
Michal Kitlinski
Dominika Bednarczyk
Mateusz Dewera
Kasia Koleczek
Łukasz Garlicki
Marta Kownacka
Piotr Kosiba
Bartosz Waga
Marcin Molik
Pawel Janisow
Malgorzata Krukowska
Also Directed by Alexandros Avranas
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