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Cold War

Cold War

20187.41h 28m

Overview

A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Written by Paweł Pawlikowski, Janusz Głowacki, Piotr Borkowski
Produced by Tanya Seghatchian, Ewa Puszczyńska
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $18.8M

Top Cast

Joanna Kulig

Joanna Kulig

Zuzanna 'Zula' Lichoń

Tomasz Kot

Tomasz Kot

Wiktor Warski

Borys Szyc

Borys Szyc

Lech Kaczmarek

Agata Kulesza

Agata Kulesza

Irena Bielecka

Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn

Michel

Jeanne Balibar

Jeanne Balibar

Juliette

Adam Woronowicz

Adam Woronowicz

Consul

Adam Ferency

Adam Ferency

Minister

Adam Szyszkowski

Adam Szyszkowski

Camp Guard

D

Dražen Šivak

Sleuth 1

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanyparis, francecold warlovetragic loveblack and white1950s1960s

About Cold War

Cold War is a romance, music, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of berlin, germany, paris, france, cold war, love, tragic love, black and white. Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, it stars Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc. A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

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