Lava

"Our nation - like lava, hard and nasty, dry and cold above, but there's an inner fire which keeps it's heat for centuries..."

1989

2h 9m

5.6(12 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

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89 members

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Gustaw Holoubek

Hermit-Gustaw / Ghost / Gustaw-Konrad / Poet

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Jolanta Piętek-Górecka

Maryla / Gustaw's Love / Girl / Virgin / Angel / Woman

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Artur Żmijewski

Gustaw-Konrad

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Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska

Mrs. Rollison

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Maja Komorowska

Sorcerer

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Grażyna Szapołowska

Guardian Angel / Archangel

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Henryk Bista

Senator

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Piotr Fronczewski

Sobolewski

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Tadeusz Łomnicki

Priest / Man

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Janusz Michałowski

Father Piotr

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Jan Nowicki

Ghost / Belzebub

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Arūnas Smailys

Adolf

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Marzena Manteska

Maid / Angel

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Monika Orłoś

Lady

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Hanna Polk

Young Lady

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Maria Quoos

Girl / 1st Lady / Angel

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Grażyna Staniszewska

Kmitowa

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Ewa Telega

2nd Lady

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Grażyna Wolszczak

Orderly / Princess

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Marek Bargiełowski

Corporal

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Juliusz Berger

Chambelain / Man at Court

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Bohdan Ejmont

Bajkow

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Marek Kondrat

Writer

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Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

Pelikan

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Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Doctor

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Ignacy Machowski

General

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Jerzy Nowak

Choir Singer

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Andrzej Stockinger

Count

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Adam Bauman

Adolf

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Jacek Bursztynowicz

Priest Lwowicz

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Ryszard Barycz

Master of Ceremonies

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Andrzej Blumenfeld

Writer

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Dariusz Biskupski

Justyn Pol

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Maciej Borniński

Choir Singer

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Andrzej Ferenc

Żegota

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Andrzej Grabarczyk

Zenon Niemojewski

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Mieczysław Hryniewicz

Writer

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Krzysztof Ibisz

Adam Gurowski

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Michał Juszczakiewicz

Adam Suzin

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Mieczysław Kalenik

Dancing Man / Mayor

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Marek Kępiński

Second Count

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Piotr Kozłowski

Tomasz Zan / Choir Member

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Marek Nowowiejski

Jan Jankowski

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Александр Новиков

Bestużew

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Antoni Ostrouch

Butler

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Piotr Polk

Ludwik Nabielak

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Maciej Robakiewicz

Wysocki

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Andrzej Szenajch

Card Player

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Wojciech Skibiński

Devil

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Piotr Skarga

Cichowski

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Karol Stępkowski

Writer

Directing

Piotr Szulkin

Devil

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Maciej Szary

Antoni Frejend

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Krystian Tomczak

Valet

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Сергей Жигунов

Russian Officer

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Dorota Dobrowolska

Sowietnikowa

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Jacek Domański

Card Player

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Małgorzata Drozd

Lady

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Dariusz Dobkowski

Butler

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Grzegorz Gadziomski

Jakub

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Andrzej Grzybowski

Card Player

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Grzegorz Gierak

Senior Officer

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Michał Giziński

Frenchman

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Sławomir Jóźwik

Young Man

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Elżbieta Kamińska

Lady

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Grzegorz Kucias

Senator's Secretary

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J. Kumaniecki

Unknown Role

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Tadeusz Lempkowski

Soldier

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Aleksandra Leszczyńska

Lady

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Mariusz Leszczyński

Butler

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Czesław Mroczek

Butler

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Maria Mamona

Governor's Wife

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Włodzimierz Nakwaski

Old Man

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Jan Pęczek

Ball Guest

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Małgorzata Prażmowska

Lady

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Jerzy Próchnicki

Ball Guest

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Jarosław Pogorzelski

Jacek's Brother

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Piotr Skowroński

Ball Guest

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Cezary Świtkowski

Adjutant

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Jacek Skiba

Jacek

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Elżbieta Skrętowska

Lady

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Tadeusz Somogi

Ball Guest

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Małgorzata Wachecka

Lady

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Justyna Zbiróg

General's Wife

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Andrzej Łapicki

Tsar

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Marek Frąckowiak

Man (uncredited)

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Tadeusz Konwicki

Self (uncredited)

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Jerzy Moes

Tsar's Adjutant (uncredited)

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Maciej Orłoś

Feliks Kołakowski / Choir Member (uncredited)

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