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MONEY
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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Partisan
"Deceive. Betray. Survive."
2025 1h 48m EN
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Synopsis
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A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
“Deceive. Betray. Survive.”
Cast
Morgane Polanski
Krystyna Skarbek
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Armand
Malcolm McDowell
Trench coat
Frederick Schmidt
Roger
Piotr Adamczyk
Captain Hamann
Agata Kulesza
Stefania Skarbek
Grégoire Colin
Dubois
Lech Dyblik
Gravedigger
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Marquand
- Writers
- James Marquand
- Languages
- English, Polish, Portuguese
- Countries
- Poland, United Kingdom, France
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ERA
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Released last year.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Polish, Portuguese.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Poland, United Kingdom, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by James Marquand, shot by Karol Łakomiec. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Morgane Polanski and Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Malcolm McDowell carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Deceive. Betray. Survive.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt27664301 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Marquand directs. Karol Łakomiec behind the camera. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Poland, United Kingdom, France. Dialogue in English, Polish, Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released last year.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Polish, Portuguese.
- 4International production across 3 countries: Poland, United Kingdom, France.
- 5Directed by James Marquand, shot by Karol Łakomiec. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Morgane Polanski and Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Malcolm McDowell carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Deceive. Betray. Survive.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt27664301 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "espionage", "spy", "world war ii", "british spy".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Karol Łakomiec
- Production design
- Paweł Jarzębski
- Costume design
- Magdalena Rutkiewicz
- Makeup / hair
- Anna Gorońska
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,716,125
- Box office
- $2,224
- Return
- 0% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- MA 15+
Also by
James Marquand
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- SI
Sisyphus
- FD
FDR Studio
PL
Media Finance Capital
GB
Key crew
- Production DesignPaweł Jarzębski
- Executive ProducerJolanta Matych
- Production CoordinatorSandra Zagórska
- Production CoordinatorMieszko Poplawski
- ProducerRobert Chadaj
- Costume DesignMagdalena Rutkiewicz
- Line ProducerEryk Więcławski
- ProducerMathew Whyte
- Makeup Department HeadAnna Gorońska
- ProducerKrystian Kozlowski
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- espionage
- spy
- world war ii
- british spy
- poland
- war hero
- polish
- war
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2025-12-03MA 15+
Also known as
International titles
- SkarbekPL
