Desire for Beauty (2013)
Four people turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection - their appearances will change, but will their lives?
Top billed cast
Agata KuleszaSelf
Maria CzubaszekSelf
Maja Frykowska
Elżbieta Jodłowska- Mikołaj Komar
- Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz
- Piotr NajsztubSelf
Julia PietruchaSelf- Maria Rotkiel
Agnieszka Woźniak-Starak
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