Lesser Evil (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Lesser Evil is a drama film directed by Janusz Morgenstern, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. There is a writer who in the late 1970s managed to publish a poem in the monthly "Nowy Wyraz". It was enough to become a self-confessed writer whose name began to appear in the state media. The writer takes full advantage of his privileges - he flirts with power, sympathizes with the opposition, and collapses his studies at the same time. He is saved from going to the army by an exalted essayist whose sister is the head of the psychiatric hospital in Tworki. In a psychiatric institution, a writer meets a schizophrenic who writes a novel. After his suicide, the protagonist takes over the draft, which he publishes outside of censorship under his name, thanks to which he gains fame, fame and money. August '80 breaks out....

Who’s in it. Lesser Evil stars Lesław Żurek as Kamil Nowak, Anna Romantowska as matka Kamila, Janusz Gajos as Mieczysław Nowak, ojciec Kamila and Wojciech Pszoniak as pacjent, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Lesser Evil has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Lesser Evil page.

If you liked it. Fans of Lesser Evil tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.