When the body of a young woman washes ashore on a beach, a prosecutor is determined to prove her murder is connected to a 20-year-old cold case. Directed by Adrian Panek (Werewolf), the Polish film Colors of Evil: Red is based on the book Czerwień by Małgorzata Oliwia Sobczak and stars Jakub Gierszał, Maja Ostaszewska, and Zofia Jastrzębska. The screenplay was written by Panek and Łukasz M. Maciejewski (The Getaway King).

When will Colors of Evil: Red be released?

Stream it now.

Maja Ostaszewska and Jakub Gierszał in Colors of Red: Evil

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Who’s in the cast of Colors of Evil: Red?

• Zofia Jastrzębska (A Girl and an Astronaut) as Monika Bogucka, the murder victim, who worked as a bartender
• Jakub Gierszał (White Courage) as Leopold Bilski, a prosecutor 
• Maja Ostaszewska (Green Border) as Helena Bogucka, a judge and Monika’s mother
• Wojciech Zieliński (Tonight You’re Sleeping with Me) as Waldemar Mila, who was Monika’s boss
• Andrzej Zieliński (Egregor) as Roman Bogucki, Monika’s father
• Andrzej Konopka (Chrzciny) as Tadeusz Dubiela, a medical examiner
• Jan Wieteska (Zadra) as Mario Dubiela, Tadeusz’s son
• Przemysław Bluszcz (Lesniczówka) as Kazar, a gangster

Jakub Gierszał in Colors of Evil: Red

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What happens in Colors of Evil: Red?

When officers discover the body of a murdered young woman, Monika Bogucka (Jastrzębska), washed up on one of Poland’s Tricity beaches, ambitious prosecutor Leopold Bilski (Gierszał), aka Bilski, is put on the case. After tracking down clues, he notices the circumstances of Monika’s death are similar to a case he saw over a decade ago — but his boss won’t let him reopen the old homicide investigation. In his pursuit for justice, Bilski teams up with Monika’s grieving mother, Helena (Ostaszewska), a judge struggling to put the pieces of her life back together — not only is she mourning her daughter, but her marriage to Roman (Andrzej Zieliński) is falling apart at the seams. United by their determination to discover the truth, Bilski and Helena begin a perilous investigation that leads them to a murky underworld operating out of one of the beaches’ seaside nightclubs.

Zofia Jastrzębska (right) in Colors of Evil: Red

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Is Colors of Evil: Red based on a book?

Yes, it’s based on author Małgorzata Oliwia Sobczak’s book of the same name, Colors of Evil: Red (Kolory Zła: Czerwień).

Is Colors of Evil: Red based on a true story?

No, it’s fictional. 

Where does Colors of Evil: Red take place?

The film takes place in and around Tricity, Poland. 

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