
Woman of...
Drama · History
Overview
Aniela has lived the first half of her life as a man: with an office job, a wife, and two children. But neither her family's opposition nor repression by the government in Poland can stop her from finally becoming the person she's always been.
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Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik
Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik
Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły
Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik
Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły


Joanna Kulig
Joanna Kulig
Iza
Joanna Kulig
Iza


Mateusz Więcławek
Mateusz Więcławek
Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły (young) / Jasiek Wesoły (35 years old)
Mateusz Więcławek
Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły (young) / Jasiek Wesoły (35 years old)


Bogumiła Bajor
Bogumiła Bajor
Iza (young)
Bogumiła Bajor
Iza (young)


Jerzy Bończak
Jerzy Bończak
Ignacy Wesoły (old)
Jerzy Bończak
Ignacy Wesoły (old)


Anna Tomaszewska
Anna Tomaszewska
Elżbieta Wesoły (old)
Anna Tomaszewska
Elżbieta Wesoły (old)


Jacek Braciak
Jacek Braciak
Marek Wesoły (old)
Jacek Braciak
Marek Wesoły (old)
Franciszek Englert
Franciszek Englert
Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły (18 years old) / Jasiek Wesoły
Franciszek Englert
Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły (18 years old) / Jasiek Wesoły


Renata Dancewicz
Renata Dancewicz
Sister-in-Law of Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły
Renata Dancewicz
Sister-in-Law of Andrzej/Aniela Wesoły


Wojciech Mecwaldowski
Wojciech Mecwaldowski
Ignacy Wesoły (young)
Wojciech Mecwaldowski
Ignacy Wesoły (young)
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