

The Man with the Magic Box
2017-10-20 · 100 min · ★ 5.5
A man stricken with amnesia, discovers a mysterious radio whose music brings back troubling memories from his forgotten past.
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Production details
- Directors
- Bodo Kox
- Production companies
- Alter Ego Pictures, TVN, Vargo Film, Orka, Harine Films, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury
- Countries
- Poland, Italy
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,255,000
Top Cast
Olga BołądźGoria
Piotr PolakAdam
Sebastian StankiewiczBernard
Helena NorowiczUrszula Stefańska
Wojciech ZielińskiAgent Jan Targosz
Bartłomiej FirletKowalsky Radzimir
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