Inspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.
Acting
Haniszewski's thousand-yard stare should be illegal.
Production
Communist-era Poland never looked this suffocatingly beige.
Direction
Pieprzyca lets dread accumulate like dust.
Director
Maciej Pieprzyca
Mirosław Haniszewski
Janusz Jasiński
Arkadiusz Jakubik
Wiesław Kalicki
Agata Kulesza
Lidia Kalicka
Magdalena Popławska
Teresa Jasińska
Karolina Staniec
Hairdresser Anka
Piotr Adamczyk
Major Aleksander Stępski
Tomasz Włosok
Roman Mazur
Michał Żurawski
Militiaman Marek
Michał Anioł
Officer
Tomasz Borkowski
Sergeant Olsza
Konrad Bugaj
Engineer Ulewicz
Wojciech Brzeziński
Józef Malec
Wiesław Cichy
Izabela Dąbrowska
Krystyna Gorecka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 'Silesian Vampire' killed 14+ women; police incompetence let him roam 1975-1982. Some believe he was protected.
Pieprzyca cast Haniszewski after seeing him play weak men — here he weaponizes that fragility until it curdles.
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