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Prime Time

Name: Prime Time
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2021-01-30
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.2

★ 5,2 /10 (100 Votes)

2021 PL 93 min

Overview

On the last day of 1999, 20-year-old Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world. The story of the attack explores a rebel’s extreme measures and last resort.

Stream

Release date

30/01/2021

Votes

100

Popularity

1.9

Genres

Drama Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

93 min

Website

www.netflix.com

Bartosz Bielenia

Sebastian

Magdalena Popławska

Mira Kryle

Andrzej Kłak

Security Guard Grzegorz

Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Laura Kołodziej

Dobromir Dymecki

Krzysztof Jedynak

Monika Frajczyk

Negotiator Lena

Cezary Kosiński

Negotiator Piotr

Adam Nawojczyk

Andrzej Kostecki

Juliusz Chrząstowski

Sebastian's Father

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Pola Błasik

Kasia Jaworska

Michał Kaleta

Head of Anti-Terrorists

Marek Kasprzyk

Security Boss

Miron Jagniewski

Voice in the Phone (voice)

Olga Miłaszewska

Jadwiga Jeżewska (voice)

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Jan Nosal

Agnieszka Podsiadlik

Journalist Monika (voice)

Jolanta Rychłowska

Julian Świeżewski

Dawid (voice)

Marcin Bogacz

Marta Budzynska

Mariusz Capiga

Jerzy Ćwięk

Klaudyna Góralska

Radosław Jachym

Szymon Jopek

Daniel Jurzyna

Witold Koprucha

Andrzej Kurdziel

Patrycja Kycia

Czesław Liana

Tomasz Lilpop

Zbigniew Łabuz

Stefan Łazarski

Aleksandra Łagowska

Pawel Mlak

Adrian Nawara

Andrzej Pietruszka

Krzysztof Pietrzak

Grażyna Piekarz

Janusz Piekarz

Paweł Przybyszewski

Olgierd Sarapata

Rafał Szopa

Jakub Wierzejski

Jarosław Wronka

Jan Wrzeszcz

Maciej Wróbel

Jakub Wójcik

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Director Jakub Piatek chooses to take the conventional approach in his hostage thriller “Prime Time,” a formulaic and disappointing effort that presents nothing unique nor exciting. Set on New Year’s Eve 1999, the film tells the story of disturbed young man Sebastian (Bartosz Bielenia), who hijacks a television studio and takes a famous game show host (Magdalena Poplawska) and a security guard hostage. Much like its lead character, the film doesn’t seem have a plan of where it wants to go or how it wants to get there. Bielenia is well-cast as the mentally unbalanced gunman, turning in a per…

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