A Hole in the Head
After a particularly embarrassing performance, a struggling Polish actor chooses to quit his acting troupe. In desperation, he returns home, only to find his dying mother has replaced him with a farm hand from a nearby mental institution. Alienated and depressed, he attempts to find his place in the world by driving out his replacement as completely as possible.
Cast
Bartłomiej Topa
Actor 'Chudy'
Andrzej Szeremeta
Andrzej
Sandra Korzeniak
Woman
Ewa Dałkowska
Actor's mother
Teresa Marczewska
Judge
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Old actor
Marta Zięba
Actress
Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik
Manager of a Community Center
Piotr Skiba
Pop
Martyna Krzysztofik
Actress
Adam Graczyk
Actor
Wojciech Ziemiański
Official at the airport
Marcin Pempuś
Bogdan, employee of the community center
Filip Garbacz
Student at the show
Rafał Garnecki
Student at the show
Storyline
After a particularly embarrassing performance, a struggling Polish actor chooses to quit his acting troupe. In desperation, he returns home, only to find his dying mother has replaced him with a farm hand from a nearby mental institution. Alienated and depressed, he attempts to find his place in the world by driving out his replacement as completely as possible.
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