Krzysztof Kiersznowski

Acting

Krzysztof Kiersznowski

Born 1950-11-26 · Warszawa, mazowieckie, Polska

Acting credits

Killer poster
7.6

An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs a "killer" for a few more jobs.

Killer

1997

Winter Dream poster
5.9

A snowboarder, whose career was interrupted by an injury, meets a determined pianist who inspires him to pursue his Olympic dreams.

Winter Dream

2022

Sara poster
6.6

Sixteen-year-old Sara's father is a wealthy gangster and has a lot of enemies. Her father makes clear that whoever touches Sara will die and he looks for the right bodyguard to protect her.

Sara

1997

Vabank poster
7.7

October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it.

Vabank

1981

Man of Marble poster
7.0

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Man of Marble

1977

The Black Madonna poster
4.9

When Maria's father sends her a valuable icon that he stole, she must decide whether to collect the reward or protect her father.

The Black Madonna

2007

No artwork available
NR

The protagonist receives a sports bracelet for his birthday. While using the device, he discovers that increasingly strange things are happening in his life.

Rozłam

2020

No artwork available
NR

A 'village idiot' tries to open a barber shop.

Fundacja Kultura

2007

Podejrzani zakochani poster
4.5

Albert and Barbara are looking for love online. When they run into each other, they both decide to pretend to be someone else. For their first meeting in real life, they send their surrogates.

Podejrzani zakochani

2013

Latarnik poster
NR

A Polish soldier settles on a small island, where he operates a lighthouse. Absorbed by reading, he does not fulfill his duties.

Latarnik

1977

Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law poster
5.5

A handsome young chauffeur hired by a powerful and charismatic businesswoman discovers he has been made an unwitting party to fraud, but his moral outrage is complicated: the married man allowed himself to be seduced by the woman, who threatens to tell the man's wife.

Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law

1998

Pitbull. Last Dog poster
5.9

A policeman gets killed and the short-staffed police chief sends for a few experienced officers to support him in his fight with organized crime. Meanwhile, a conflict between local gangster groups escalates.

Pitbull. Last Dog

2018

Demons of War poster
6.3

A detachment of the Polish IFOR forces in Bosnia is led by Major Keller, who is being investigated for insubordination during a patrol in Srebrenica. The investigation is to be led by two arriving officers - Lieutenant Czacki and Major Kusz who will also replace Keller as CO. When the camp's RTO receives a communication from a downed Norwegian chopper, Keller ignores his standing orders and leads a platoon to rescue the crew.

Demons of War

1998

The Offsiders poster
7.3

Under the leadership of an ex-footballer, a bunch of homeless men set up a football team and train hard to take part in the world championship.

The Offsiders

2008

Leisure Time poster
7.0

Poland in the mid-1970s. In a small town, the student theater is preparing its premiere.

Leisure Time

1979

Extras poster
4.8

To instil a gloomy atmosphere, a Chinese film crew decides to shoot a heartbreaking drama in a Polish village and invite the locals to act in their production.

Extras

2006

Weryfikacja poster
8.0

Martial Law in Poland. Marek the journalist steals a truck and starts his quest.

Weryfikacja

1987

Once Upon a Time in November poster
5.1

Mareczek takes Mamusia from a little allotment house in the outskirts where she has been spending the nights recently. It’s too cold for her to stay there. They set out to the city together with Koleś, a stray dog. They had both lost their flat due to the brutal policy of the city authorities and now they keep going from one shelter to the next. Although the dog is a burden in these circumstances, Mamusia doesn’t want to part with it. The woman makes herself comfortable in a squat where she and Mareczek witness the brutal attempt at burning down the building together with its inhabitants made by fascist militia who had left the Independence March on 11th November a moment earlier. The filmmakers used documentary material of true street incidents.

Once Upon a Time in November

2017

Traffic Department poster
6.6

Seven policemen, seven deadly sins, a murder case, secrets and the filth of everyday police work: Traffic Department transports the viewer into the darkest Warsaw streets.

Traffic Department

2013

Where Eskimos Live poster
6.9

Sharkey, part of the sinister world of child trade, picks up Vlado, an orphan of war, dreaming of freedom and a better life. They embark upon a strange and enlightening journey through war torn Bosnia. As they struggle to get out of the country and fight to stay alive, they find a special love and compassion from which emerges their ultimate moral and spiritual redemption.

Where Eskimos Live

2002

Green Years poster
8.0

World War II. The Germans enter Sosnowiec, which complicates the relationship between the three friendly children.

Green Years

1980

No artwork available
9.0

A lonely writer meets the woman of his dreams, but she marries another.

Lucyna

1986

Vabank II poster
7.5

A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager.

Vabank II

1985

Gorączka mleka poster
NR

A student who works part-time as a milk carrier, conducts a private investigation into the mysterious death of an old woman. While riding the elevator, he feels as if he saw the face of an elderly woman who died that particular day. Unfortunately, the police and ORMO quite effectively discourage the student from seeking the truth.

Gorączka mleka

1977