‘Water Lilies’ and the Journey of Identity - Movie Review
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.
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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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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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Genre:Drama, Thriller
Written By:Manuela Gretkowska
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Runtime:117 minutes
Studio:Alhena Films, Compagnie des Films, Łódzkie Centrum Filmowe, Visa Film International
Cast
Andrzej Żuławski
Director
Bogusław Linda
Michał
Iwona Petry
Włoszka
Piotr Machalica
Anna's Father
Paweł Burczyk
Marcin
Stanisław Jaskułka
Lecturer of AGH
Agnieszka Wagner
Anna
Paweł Deląg
Jules
Piotr Zelt
Michal's Friend
Sebastian Konrad
Michal's Friend
Joanna Benda
Michal's Collaborator
Grzegorz Emanuel
Michal's Collaborator
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