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Janosik: A True Story (2009)
Directed by Agnieszka Holland, Kasia Adamik
Overview
The story of Janosik, a legendary “Central European Robin Hood”, based on real XVIII century documents and a romantic legend. Young Janosik, burnt out by war experiences and disappointment in love, joins a team of brigands. Soon after he becomes the troop’s leader and is recognized as a brave and honorable commander, he never kills anyone he robs. Along with the fame he starts enjoying popularity among women. But Janosik’s success raises jealousy in one of the troop’s members, greedy and brutal Huncaga.
Length 140 minutes
Actors
Václav Jiráček | Ivan Martinka | Michal Zebrowski | Sarah Zoe Canner | Andrzej Beja-Zaborski | Małgorzata Bela | Marcin Czarnik | Katarzyna Herman | Tatiana Pauhofová | Danuta Szaflarska | Marian Dziędziel | Eryk Lubos | Rafał Maćkowiak | Marek Probosz | Malgorzata Zajaczkowska | Maciej Kozłowski | Krzysztof Stroiński | Juliusz Krzysztof Warunek | Radosław Krzyżowski | Matúš Krátky | Joanna Kulig | Marián Labuda | Borys Lankosz | Kateřina Lojdová