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How to Become Crazy Rich in Eastern Europe

2023 · 1 season

A wry, slow-burning climb through a chaotic era, watching a small-time schemer hustle with grim charm and messy consequences.

Created by
Heathcliff Janusz Iwanowski
Genres
Drama
Starring
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Agnieszka Więdłocha, Dominika Gwit
Overview
Tired of just scraping by, an ambitious janitor scams and schemes his way to the good life in 1980s Poland amid changing regimes and personal chaos.

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Created by
Heathcliff Janusz Iwanowski
Genres
Drama
Starring
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Agnieszka Więdłocha, Dominika Gwit
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • ambition
  • class
  • corruption
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Heathcliff Janusz Iwanowski
Written by
Rafał Woś, Heathcliff Janusz Iwanowski
Starring
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Agnieszka Więdłocha, Dominika Gwit, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Michał Koterski, Antoni Pawlicki, Rafał Zawierucha, Filip Kosior
Cinematography
Wojciech Węgrzyn
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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