Ether

Ether

117 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, History | Nov. 30, 2018

At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…

Ether

117 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, History | Nov. 30, 2018

Ether
At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers PISF, Laokoon Filmgroup, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Studio Uljana Kim, Hungarian National Film Fund, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Interfilm Production Studio, Studio Filmowe Tor, Lithuanian Film Center, Bielle Re, The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Original title Eter
Directors Justyna Kapuscinska, Eva Badacsonyi, Maria Zmudzinska, Mikolaj Szczesny, Adam Santura, Weronika Lisek, Istvan Kiss, Lorenzo Fabbro, Leopoldo Pescatore, Hubert Koprowicz, Olena Fetisova, Krzysztof Zanussi
Writers Krzysztof Zanussi

Cast

Andrzej Chyra

as Commander

Zsolt László

as District Magistrate

Ostap Vakulyuk

as Taras

Maria Ryaboshapka

as Malgoratza

Leonardo Lacaria

as Soldier

Rafał Mohr

as First Officer

Victoria Zinny

as Lady

Remo Girone

as Old Priest

Ostap Stupka

as Russian Commander

Natalka Polovynka

as Taras' Mother

Stanislav Kolokolnikov

as Fake Priest

Artūras Dubaka

as Officer

Przemysław Stippa

as Interrogator

Sebastian Pawlak

as Private

Dominik Rybiałek

as Little Soldier

Oleksandr Loginov

as Russian Judge

Maciek Hanczewski

as Bridegroom

Paweł Kowalski

as Wrestler

Artur Mikolajewski

as Wrestler

Dariusz Karpiński

as Arbitrator

Martina Valentini Marinaz

as Nun in the Chapel

Kinga Józsa Kovács

as Epileptic

Artem Manuilov

as Cashier

Andrzej Szenajch

as Cashier's Boss

Leonardo Zanier

as Brother

Adriano Braidotti

as Porter

Hanna Zbyryt

as Maid

Yevhen Malukha

as Overseer

Paweł Okraska

as Wedding Guest

Alina Kamińska

as Wedding Guest

Viktor Glushkov

as Wedding Guest

Irina Melnik

as Quick

Krzysztof Lazicki

as Organist

Adam Ferency

as District Magistrate (voice)

Magdalena Górska

as Nun in the Chapel (voice)

Magdalena Kuta

as Mother Superior (voice)

Fruzsina Háda

as Prostitute