| Burial of a Potato | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Jan Jakub Kolski |
| Written by | Jan Jakub Kolski |
| Produced by | Anna Gryczynska |
| Starring | Franciszek Pieczka |
| Cinematography | Wojciech Todorow |
| Edited by | Ewa Pakulska |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
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