Agata Kulesza

Acting

Agata Kulesza

Born 1971-09-27 · Szczecin, Poland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agata Kulesza (Polish pronunciation: [aˈgata kuˈlɛʂa]; born 27 September 1971) is a Polish film, television and stage actress, and a member of the Polish Film Academy. In 2013 she appeared in the critically acclaimed Ida. She was a contestant in season eight of Taniec z gwiazdami (English: Dancing with Stars) in 2008. She gained wide popularity in mass media after winning the competition. Kulesza was also the first winner of the show who donated the prize to charity.

Acting credits

Dark Crimes poster
4.6

Tadek, a Polish detective, becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner workings of an unsolved murder.

Dark Crimes

2016

Desire for Beauty poster
NR

Four people turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection - their appearances will change, but will their lives?

Desire for Beauty

2013

Cold War poster
7.4

A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

Cold War

2018

Suicide Room poster
7.2

Moody, dark and handsome Dominik is terrorized at school after video footage of his drunken kiss with classmate Aleksandr goes viral. Grappling with public humiliation, Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based 'suicide room' where the pink-haired rebel Sylwia consoles him.

Suicide Room

2011

Ida poster
7.2

In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.

Ida

2013

The Innocents poster
7.1

Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancy. Mathilde becomes their only hope.

The Innocents

2016

Green Border poster
7.3

In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.

Green Border

2023

The Partisan poster
6.0

A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.

The Partisan

2025

The Hater poster
6.9

A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.

The Hater

2020

Home Sweet Home poster
6.8

When Gośka meets Grzesiek online, she's sure he's her Mr. Right. Grzesiek is crazy about her, showers her with flowers, and proposes in Venice, but soon enough, the picture perfect romance starts to crumble, revealing a darker side.

Home Sweet Home

2025

No artwork available
NR

The story takes place in the contemporary Polish provinces. Zenon Okrzasa finds a wallet with 10,000 zlotys in the forest, but without bland documents. He takes his discovery to the nearest police station. When information about his glorious deed appears in the local press and television; Zenon Okrzasa is considered by the inhabitants of his town to be a complete idiot and even a dangerous and anti-social individual. More misfortunes begin to fall on his head.

Fortuna Czyha w Lesie

2005

25 Years of Innocence poster
7.8

Tomasz Komenda was 23 years old when his normal life was brutally interrupted. Overnight he was arrested, thrown into prison and charged with murder. Subsequent expert opinions confirmed his participation in the crime, and any evidence was against him. For nearly two decades in prison, he was beaten, intimidated, humiliated and on his own. Finally, after 18 years of imprisonment, prosecutors and a policeman appeared on his way, who decided to discover the truth behind the mysterious case of the detainee.

25 Years of Innocence

2020

Women's Day poster
6.4

Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for better wages and an improved standard of living is dishonesty, employee exploitation, and fraud.

Women's Day

2012

Never Gonna Snow Again poster
6.2

Zenia is an industrious Ukrainian migrant worker in Poland who makes house calls as a masseur to the needy and aspirational residents of a middle-class gated community near Warsaw. He is privy to all of their problems, anxieties and secrets – and something of an unwitting guru figure. Zenia’s grounded spirituality, apparent healing powers and broad shoulders make him an object of lust for many of the lost souls in the community.

Never Gonna Snow Again

2021

Playing Hard poster
6.2

Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the problem secret and rescues her from many troubles but he slowly loses patience. A respected children surgeon Teresa has lost her family due to drinking problem, all she is left with is her job at the hospital where she is the main doctor. The situation goes out of control when the woman comes drunk to the hospital. A student, Magda, likes to party hard and because she is a good student and has a great job, no-one opposes that. At one moment, the girl loses control. A tragedy happens.

Playing Hard

2019

The Doll poster
NR

Wealthy merchant Stanislaw Wokulski falls tragically in love with beautiful yet vain Izabela Lecka. His unfulfilled love leads to many foolish decisions sealing his fate.

The Doll

2026

Journey poster
6.0

It's a story of a young woman from Warsaw - Iwona who has two children and works in a supermarket. He lives with his unemployed husband in a block of flats. They are always short of money - that causes many quarrels and destroys their relationship . One day Iwona receives a great offer from her old friend - Wojtek. He wants her to move to London and start a brand new life.

Journey

2006

Przedwiośnie poster
6.0

Polish-born Russian subject Cezary Baryka comes of age during a tumultous period of ten years from 1914 to 1924, during which he witnesses revolution, rebirth of Poland, war with the Soviets and communist plots.

Przedwiośnie

2001

Real poster
4.0

Anna – the mother of a 16-year-old Adaś, who is dying of cancer, is desperately trying to find Wiktor, an author of an internet blog. Wiktor maintains to have found a cure for cancer. Anna’s night journey through the real and virtual world ends with a shocking discovery. The film is based on the short story 'Płomyk za szybą' [Flame behind the Window] by Marcin Kaczmarek and corresponds to the tenth Commandment: 'You shall not covet your neighbour’s goods'.

Real

2009

Simona Kossak poster
7.2

Simona Kossak - daughter of the painter Jerzy Kossak and granddaughter of Wojciech - deprived of the talent that has defined her family for generations, grows up without knowing the warmth of her despotic mother. When, after graduation, she leaves everything - home, tradition, social conventions - and takes up a job as a scientist in Białowieża, she starts life on her own terms.

Simona Kossak

2024

No artwork available
5.3

Journalist Anna is trying to make a documentary about an opposition activist she met years ago.

Człowiek z...

1993

Miłość poster
5.5

Maria and Tom are in their thirties and have been married ten years. They live in a small town. Both find professional fulfillment in their jobs he in a design company, she at the town hall. They are working together on the decoration of their apartment and are expecting a baby. It seems that nothing is capable of disturbing their peaceful lives. But one day the mayor, who has long lusted after Maria, rapes her. She decides not to report this to the police. Nor does she tell her husband. From that day forth, their love is put to the test.

Miłość

2012

The Wedding Day poster
6.0

The story of a WWII tragedy in a Polish village mixed with the story of a wedding taking place in the same place 80 years later. A bitter look at a xenophobic community that forgets its own history.

The Wedding Day

2021

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