Blind Chance

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influ

The Promised Land

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and invest

A Short Film About Killing

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutall

Tylko Beatrycze

Raised by the monks, Stanisław gets involved in a scheme to murder the king.

Without Anesthesia

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full polit

Passion

The last days in the life of Edward Dembowski (1822-1846), the organizer of the Cracow Uprising in 1

Matylda's Birthday

Matylda reflects on her life on her 30th birthday.

Ostatnie takie trio

Demons of War

A detachment of the Polish IFOR forces in Bosnia is led by Major Keller, who is being investigated f

Kłopotliwy gość

Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available ins

Tango

The famous play by Sławomir Mrożek, directed by Maciej Englert. A 1999 production.

In Broad Daylight

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad.

Pigs

In good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from secret police used to live like kings. Now, they

Sposób bycia

A forty-year old man, destroyed physically and mentally by life experiences recounts his life.

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

Tomasz, a doctor, and atheist, is diagnosed with cancer. His ex-wife offers him the money for treatm

Koty to dranie

Retired Sypniewski stands before a bizarre task - he must drown kittens.

Barrier

A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.

Pictures from Life

Seven stories based on unusual court cases from Poland.

Idol

In 1969 a young writer decides to write an essay on a well known Polish writer, who had to leave the

The Contract

Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" c

Egzekutor

Alex is a young boy who grew up without the warmth of a family home. He is lonely and lacks money. H

From a Far Country

This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne

Baryton

A famous opera singer comes to his hometown in Poland, where he loses his voice.

Two for the Seesaw

Jerry arrives in New York alone to escape his painful divorce and, penniless, meets Giselle, a free-

Childish Questions

A young architect is locked up in prison. He recalls his uncompromising youth and gradual sliding in

The Story of Sin

A beautiful Polish girl whose lover has gone to Rome to seek a divorce from his previous wife travel

The Wicket Gate

Accomplished playwright supervises the stage rehearsals for his new play away from home. He rents a

Camouflage

A moral conflict between a young assistant and an associate professor arises during a university lin

Laura

Laura is personnel manager in a hospital. Her father-in-law was a high ranking cadre, her mother-in-

Piękna twarz

Nino, a baker's apprentice from the kingdom of Lailonia, has a very beautiful face. He notices that

Czerwona łata

Etam, a young man from a small town in Lailonia, plucks pears from a neighbor's tree for his friend

O sławnym człowieku

A certain inhabitant of Lailonia named Tat, very much wants to become a famous man. He ponders for a

Garby

A stonemason Ajio, quiet, honest and conscientious by nature, works on road construction in Lailonia

Jak bóg Maior utracił tron

The brothers Ubi and Obi live in Lailonia in the city of Ruru. The authority over the city is held b

Wojna z rzeczami

Ditto is an idealist. He does not, unlike Lina, his life companion, attach importance to the things

Jak Gyom został starszym panem

A young raspberry ice cream vendor named Gyom lives with his wife Mek-Mek in Lailonia, in the city o

The Biggest Quarrel

The protagonists of the film are three brothers: Eino, Aho and Laje. The brothers live from the cult

The Trial

An adaptation of Franz Kafka's "The Trial"

Po upadku

A story of high-ranking party members from the 1970s embroiled in political deception.

Wiano

A peasant girl is abandoned by her fiancé after she has talked her father into giving her his land a

The Mother of the Kings

Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She give

Persona non grata

A Polish ambassador finds his life falling into ruin following the death of his wife.

Hope

Francis Ratay witnesses the theft of church painting "Angel with violin". The entire incident record

The Fall

On a single day the fate of three couples are joined and some of them sealed.

Salvation

A biology professor, Adam enters a hospital for observation. He is a loner and a serious-minded man,

A Chance

Zbyszek volunteers as an organ donor for his friend.

Man of the Crowds

Pawel Markowicz suffers from Stendhal syndrome and it is to Dr.Giordano that he tells his secret.

The Maids of Wilko

Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a c

Stand off

In a border town two sons of the local commander using stolen arms take hostages of eighteen girls i

Behind the Wall

Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, Anna is an unsuccessful science w

Ways in the Night

Friedrich is a wealthy, handsome German soldier fighting in World War II. His unit is stationed in P

Imperative

Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi once more explores the dilemma of intellectualism at the expense o

Will There Be a War

A documentary in which a picture of pre-war Poznan is reconstructed with the help of archival materi

Placówka

The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian

Ktokolwiek wie...

A psychological portrait of a missing girl is drawn by the people who knew her, being interviewed by

Rendes-Vous with a Spy

A thriller about Polish Intelligence Service working on detecting a net of foreign spies.

Wawelski convuntus dowódców

A TV special - host Irena Dziedzic interviews notable figures of Polish history at the Wawel Castle.

Con Amore

Andrzej and Grzegorz are students of Warsaw Conservatory and preparing for the International Piano C

Decalogue V

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to

Weekend Stories: Deceptive Charm

An idealistic scientist is encouraged by his wife to use his good looks to get ahead, but his new jo

Revisited

In this mixture of fiction and documentary Krzysztof Zanussi invites a number of Poland’s great acto

The Supplement

An examination of the relationship between an indecisive medical student and his fiancee.

Obcy musi fruwać

Berlin, 1990. At the invitation of his actor friends, who have already lived abroad for many years,

Akcja pod Arsenałem

In Nazi-occupied Warsaw, teenage scouts Alek, Rudy, and Zośka risk their lives pulling down a swasti

Fever

The film is set in 1905, in a time of feverish revolutionary underground activity in Poland partitio

Mazepa

King Jan Kazimierz, Mazepa, a young Cossack from the king's entourage, and Zbigniew, the voivode's s

Kung-fu

A well-regarded engineer in a big enterprise is hounded by trumped up attacks on his integrity when

Convicted

A man is tried in court for failing to help his brother to avoid suicide.

...jestem przeciw

A girl who overdosed on drugs dies in the intensive care unit. The doctor on duty notifies the manag

A Year of the Quiet Sun

Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love.

Hospital of the Transfiguration

Shortly after the beginning of World War 2 a young idealist doctor is employed in a psychiatric hosp

H.M. Deserters

Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Itali

Kordian

The staging of "Kordian" by Juliusz Słowacki, refers to the November Uprising and attempts to unders

Wyspy szczęśliwe

A doctor plunged into a marital crisis receives an attractive job offer.

Choinka strachu

August 1980, Strikes break out on the coast. The famous writer cannot decide whether to take the sid

Nocleg

A man stops at night in an unknown house. There he meets an unpleasant surprise. He is attacked by s