High Water (Polish: Wielka woda) is a Polish historical drama TV series created by Jan Holoubek and based on Kasper Bajon's work. It was released on Netflix on 5 October 2022. The series is about the 1997 Central European flood specifically about the incidents in Wrocław (1997 Central European flood in Wrocław).
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Synopsis
The series takes place in 1997 in Wrocław, when the 1997 Central European flood is nearing the city. The main character is the hydrologist Jaśmina Tremer, who returns to Wrocław after many years to help handle the crisis. During the series, the characters have to face not only the incompetence of the local authorities, but also their own past.
Apart from Wrocław, the names of the towns and villages are fictitious, e.g. Kęty is actually Łany, while Gierżoniów is Nysa, situated on Nyskie Lake, where the regatta was actually held at the time, which delayed the emptying of the reservoir located on the Eastern Neisse, which is a tributary of the Oder on which Wrocław lies.
Cast
Agnieszka Żulewska as Jaśmina Tremer
Tomasz Schuchardt as Jakub Marczak
Ireneusz Czop as Andrzej Rębacz
Blanka Kot as Klara Marczak
Anna Dymna as Lena Tremer
Jerzy Trela as Szymon Rębacz
Jacek Beler as Kalosz
Klara Bielawka as Beata Kozarowicz
Lech Dyblik as Korzun
Roman Gancarczyk as Prof. Jan Nowak
Łukasz Garlicki as Kulesza
Tomasz Kot as the mayor of Wrocław
Mirosław Kropielnicki as Col. Czacki
Łukasz Lewandowski as Dr. Sławomir Góra
Leszek Lichota as the deputy minister
Maria Maj as Barbara
Adam Nawojczyk as the voivode of Wrocław
Marta Nieradkiewicz as Ewa Rucik
Katarzyna Pośpiech as Maja Kruk
Piotr Rogucki as Lt. Marek Rozwałka
Tomasz Sapryk as Andrzej Talarek
Dariusz Toczek as Piepka
Piotr Trojan as Maciej Waligóra
Grzegorz Warchoł as Kazimierz