This film is the first account of the long-suppressed Katyn massacre of 1940, in which more than fourteen thousand Polish prisoners-of-war were murdered by the NKVD, the Soviet secret police. A story of the Katyn tragedy told...
It is the story of Poland’s first Olympic gold medallist Halina Konopacka, who was not only an outstanding sportswoman, a symbol of pre-war women’s sport (on 31 July 1928 she won the first Olympic medal for Poland at the...
A psychological thriller based on events that took place in a small town in southern Poland several years ago. The captain of the Polish Army tracks down a swindle committed by his superiors that will change his entire life....
A romantic story of senior year high school students who get their diplomas in May 1938, reaching maturity on the brink of war. The three friends are convinced that their lives will be special and their friendship will last...
Krzysztof Zanussi is considered to be one of the greatest Polish film directors. His movies are always unique, original and above all filled with shrewd observation and reflection. The director focuses on morality, psychology...
A heartbreaking Story of forbidden love in the time when even the most intimate matters were decided by the Soviet Empire. The film takes us to the world in which Russians and Poles lived together in one city divided by walls...
Eryk and Karolka are a couple of dreamers. After getting out of prison, not to get into a conflict with the law again, they decide to start a new and trouble-free life in the bosom of nature. However, it is difficult for them...
Natalia and Adam have known each other since childhood. They have never been a couple but have always been close to each other. They are neighbours, but they use each other's rooms at their homes and their bedrooms are...
Magdalena is a young mother with a speech disability. She works nights in clubs as a DJ. One day she meets Julia and starts a relationship with her. In consequence, Magdalena’s mother kicks her out from home. When she loses her...
Hania studies at the State Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw. One day, she attends a theatrical premiere of Dziady (Forefathers’ Eve) by Adam Mickiewicz, a literary work that is an expression of the deepest patriotic feelings,...
It is a TV feature film, which tells the story of Stanisław Marusarz, a legendary ski jumper and precursor of Polish ski jumping. The film presents the story of his life, as well as the life of his sister Helena, a talented...
Marysia is fifteen when she moves with her family to a big city. As a shy and slightly intimidated girl she finds it hard to meet new people. Moreover it is not easy for her to adapt to the new milieu and new school. Peers’...
Warsaw 1905. A young girl, entangled with independence activists, gets out of prison and is sold to the high-end brothel of Franciszka Szlimakowska. She takes the name “Yvette” and decides to earn money working as a prostitute...
Three young people from Belarus, Ukraine and Afghanistan come to Poland to find their new home and start anew. The first character leaves her husband, a Belarusian oppositionist, and together with her daughter move to Warsaw in...
A curse hangs over Oedipus from which he cannot free himself, and its stigma also weighs on his offspring. The tragedy portrays a man who has spent his entire life fleeing his destiny, until he finally accepts his fate and its...
A story of two brothers set in the age of People's Republic of Poland. Adam is drafted to the Navy. In his trip to the military harbour in northern Poland he is accompanied by his brother Antoni. In the course of the trip they...
It is a story of parents of a cursed soldier told from a perspective of their 17-year-old grandson Janek. When "Odrowąż" dies in 1946, Department of Security digs up his body four times to make sure that the enemy of...
Krzysztof Kieślowski was a documentary and feature film director, a graduate of the Łódź Film School and a winner of numerous Polish and international awards for his films including the Oscar nomination, Cesar, Felix and many...