How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
Jan 05 2022
•3h 5m
•Crime, Action, Drama
A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.
Cast
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Tomasz Włosok
Nikodem 'Nikos' Skotarczak
Aleks Kurdzielewicz
Young Nikodem Skotarczak
Antoni Królikowski
'Komo'
Agnieszka Grochowska
Milena 'Czarna'
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