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Ekipa

2007 · 1 season

A talky, procedural political drama that feels like watching a high-stakes chess match of ideals versus pragmatism.

Created by
Kasia Adamik, Borys Lankosz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marcin Perchuć, Katarzyna Herman, Rafał Maćkowiak
Overview
Ekipa is a Polish political drama TV series created and directed by Agnieszka Holland, aired from 13 September 2007 until 6 December 2007 on Polsat. Ekipa is the second Polish political fiction series after the 1980s miniseries The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma.

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Created by
Kasia Adamik, Borys Lankosz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marcin Perchuć, Katarzyna Herman, Rafał Maćkowiak
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kasia Adamik, Borys Lankosz, Agnieszka Holland, Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
Written by
Dominik Wieczorkowski-Rettinger, Wawrzyniec Smoczyński
Starring
Marcin Perchuć, Katarzyna Herman, Rafał Maćkowiak, Krzysztof Stroiński, Dominik Bąk, Olena Leonenko, Waldemar Nowak, Krzysztof Pluskota
Music
Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Cinematography
Wojciech Todorow
Length
1 seasons, 14 episodes, 51 min each
Network
Polsat
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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