Ether

The beginning of the 20th century, borders of the Russian Tsar Imperium. A doctor gives a mortal amount of ether to a young woman whom he wants to seduce. He gets employed in an Austrian-Hungarian fortress where he continues his experiments with ether. Their aim is to lower pain but also to manipulate human behaviour. The price of success is the loss of the soul but love can save the Doctor from eternal condemnation.

Credits

Reżyseria

Krzysztof Zanussi

written by

Krzysztof Zanussi director of photography Piotr Niemyjski PSC

production design

Joanna Macha

costume design

Katarzyna Lewińska

make-up

Karolina Kordasmusic Richard Wargner

sound

Maria Chilarecka

edited by

Milenia Fiedler PSM

casting by

Magdalena Szwarcbart

cast

Jacek Poniedziałek, Andrzej Chyra, Maria Riaboshapka, Małgorzata Pritulak, Zsolt László, Ostap Vakuliuk, Stanislav Kolokolnikov, Rafał Mohr

production

Studio Filmowe Tor

producers

Krzysztof Zanussi, Janusz Wąchała

co-produced by

Interfilm Production Studio, Laokoon Cinema Kft, Studio Uljana Kim, Revolver S.R.L., Bielle RE S.R.L., Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, TVP, NC+, Wojewódzki Dom Kultury w Rzeszowie

executive producer

Janusz Wąchała

production manager

Andrzej Besztak

co-financed by

Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Ukraińska Agencja Filmowa, Litewskie Centrum Filmowe, Węgierski Fundusz Filmowydistribution Next Film

Obsada

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