Kamil Nowak (played by Lesław Żurek) is a protagonist in Lesser Evil.
The protagonist writer who publishes a poem in the late 1970s, gaining media attention and state privileges. He navigates political allegiances, avoids conscription through connections, and ultimately plagiarizes a deceased patient's novel draft to achieve fame and financial success. matka Kamila (played by Anna Romantowska) is a protagonist in Lesser Evil.
Mieczysław Nowak, ojciec Kamila (played by Janusz Gajos) appears in Lesser Evil.
pacjent (played by Wojciech Pszoniak) appears in Lesser Evil.
A schizophrenic patient at the Tworki psychiatric hospital who is writing a novel. His suicide directly enables the protagonist's literary theft and subsequent rise to prominence. studentka (played by Sylwia Oksiuta) appears in Lesser Evil.
aktorka (played by Magdalena Cielecka) appears in Lesser Evil.
lekarka (played by Tamara Arciuch) appears in Lesser Evil.
A medical professional at the Tworki psychiatric hospital who oversees the facility where the protagonist encounters the schizophrenic writer. sekretarz POP w ZLP (played by Sławomir Orzechowski) appears in Lesser Evil.
Lesser Evil (2009) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Kamil Nowak
(played by Lesław Żurek) — protagonist
The protagonist writer who publishes a poem in the late 1970s, gaining media attention and state privileges. He navigates political allegiances, avoids conscription through connections, and ultimately...
matka Kamila
(played by Anna Romantowska) — protagonist
Mieczysław Nowak, ojciec Kamila
(played by Janusz Gajos) — supporting
pacjent
(played by Wojciech Pszoniak) — supporting
A schizophrenic patient at the Tworki psychiatric hospital who is writing a novel. His suicide directly enables the protagonist's literary theft and subsequent rise to prominence.
studentka
(played by Sylwia Oksiuta) — supporting
aktorka
(played by Magdalena Cielecka) — supporting
lekarka
(played by Tamara Arciuch) — supporting
A medical professional at the Tworki psychiatric hospital who oversees the facility where the protagonist encounters the schizophrenic writer.
sekretarz POP w ZLP
(played by Sławomir Orzechowski) — minor
Andrzej, korespondent prasy szwedzkiej
(played by Wojciech Mecwaldowski) — minor
ksiądz
(played by Krzysztof Kolberger) — minor
esbek
(played by Olaf Lubaszenko) — minor
akowiec, kolega ojca
(played by Daniel Olbrychski) — minor
kierowniczka DPT w Radziejowicach
(played by Bożena Dykiel) — minor
redaktorka z Polskiego Radia
(played by Liliana Komorowska) — minor
lekarz wenerolog
(played by Krzysztof Kowalewski) — minor
działacz, kolega ojca
(played by Andrzej Zaborski) — minor
towarzysz, kolega ojca
(played by Marek Siudym) — minor
Mareczek Kolenda
(played by Borys Szyc) — supporting
eseistka, siostra lekarki
(played by Edyta Olszówka) — supporting
The sister of the essayist and head of the Tworki psychiatric hospital. Her administrative role facilitates the protagonist's access to the institution where the pivotal manuscript originates.
publicysta
(played by Władysław Kowalski) — supporting
An influential essayist who leverages his stature to secure military exemption for the protagonist during the late 1970s.
Story Analysis
A moral exploration of artistic ambition, political compromise, and the ethical cost of plagiarism against the backdrop of late 1970s Poland and the 1980 uprising.
Plot Progression
The Poet's Ascent
The Tworki Encounter
The Plagiarist's Gambit
August '80 Reckoning
Directed by Janusz Morgenstern
Lesser Evil (2009) · 5.3/10 · drama, history
Content sources
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