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High Water

High Water

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Overview

In 1997, scientists and local government officials in Wrocław face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city.

Created by Anna Kępińska
Written by Anna Kępińska, Kasper Bajon, Kinga Krzemińska
Produced by Anna Kępińska
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Agnieszka Żulewska

Agnieszka Żulewska

Jaśmina Tremer

Tomasz Schuchardt

Tomasz Schuchardt

Jakub Marczak

Ireneusz Czop

Ireneusz Czop

Andrzej Rębacz

Anna Dymna

Anna Dymna

Lena Tremer

Jerzy Trela

Jerzy Trela

Rębacz's Father

Blanka Kot

Blanka Kot

Klara Marczak

Themes & Keywords

natural disasterbased on true storypolitical incompetencepolandflood1990s

About High Water

High Water is a drama series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of natural disaster, based on true story, political incompetence, poland, flood, 1990s. Created by Anna Kępińska, it stars Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop. In 1997, scientists and local government officials in Wrocław face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city.

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