In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, this clandestine group vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with guns or fists but with pen and […]
Eggnog 3 relates the further adventures of Kasia and the eccentric Wolański family as well as other characters of the cult Eggnog film franchise. The film’s main protagonist, Kasia (Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska), still lives in the village of Brzózki and fights off her unwanted suitor, Staszek Kolasa. Her son Marcin (Nikodem Rozbicki) unexpectedly returns to Poland and trouble finds […]
“Underdog” is a story inspired by true events, transformed into a script by Mariusz Kuczewski. Borys “Kosa” Kosiński (Eryk Lubos) is an MMA fighter at his peak. In the most important fight with his biggest rival, Deni Takaev (Mamed Khalidov), he makes a mistake that costs him his career and loses everything.
At the beginning of the 20th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in an Austro-Hungarian fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage […]
“Another Day Of Life” is a gripping story of a three-month-long trip that renowned reporter Ryszard Kapuściński took across Angola ravaged by a war which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope from one day to the next. This feature animated film is based on Ryszard Kapuściński’s book “Another Day Of Life”. Just like the […]
Anna and Witek, a young married couple, are very much in love. He is a war correspondent who spends the better part of the year at the heart of raging conflicts. Her days are spent waiting for him to come home. She tries to lead a normal life, but her fears for Witek start to […]
Inspired by true events, “The Butler” is an epic tale of the tangled fates of Poles, Kashubians and Germans, set against the dramatic events of the first half of the 20th century. After the death of his mother, Mateusz Krol (Sebastian Fabijański), a Kashubian boy, is taken in by a Prussian aristocrat, Gerda von Krauss […]
The life of Mańka (Agnieszka Więdłocha), boss of a big-city company, suddenly turns upside down. Her firm falls victim to unfair competition, her relationship with Norbert (Mikołaj Roznerski) is going through a crisis, and her younger sister, Lilka (Julia Wieniawa), an incarnation of chaos so strange to the perfectionistic Mańka, appears at her doorstep. It […]
The lives of four people unexpectedly change, forcing them to confront the new reality and struggle to find happiness.
“Loving Vincent” is the world’s first fully painted feature film. Written & directed by Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman, produced by Poland’s BreakThru Films & UK’s Trademark Films. The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an […]
Julka is 12 years old, attends a boarding school, and has never had a real friend. When the summer comes, she goes to stay with her aunt in Warsaw instead of going to back to her parents’ home in Canada. It is certainly shaping up to be a boring summer … However, the same building […]
They are founded to convert and to heal. But they want more. They want to be above others. Sacred oaks fall to the ground. Prussian villages are burning. The monks are building a state: rich, perfectly managed, authoritarian and theocratic. An invincible state. They take control of the nearby port – Gdańsk – and they […]
Retired civil engineer Duszejko lives a secluded life in a mountain village close to the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. She is charismatic and eccentric, a passionate astrologer and a strict vegetarian. One day her beloved dogs disappear. On a snowy winter’s night shortly afterwards she discovers the dead body of her neighbour […]
Michalina Wisłocka wrote a book that changed everything. But before “The art of love” became a Polish bestseller and revolutionized the sexuality of the Polish People’s Republic, the author had to defeat many obstacles. The famous gynaecologist spent years fghting both the conservative social customs, and the merciless censorship. The story of “The art of […]
‘Re-friending’ They stick together for better and for worse, for ever. Until one day… (Sonia Bohosiewicz) and Marian (Marcin Perchuć) jointly win a large amount of money, and are forced to divide it. Ivanka (Magdalena Różczka), a single, successful woman of business, decides to have a child with the help of her dear friend (Bartłomiej […]
Final day of school in a small Polish town. It’s the very last chance for a 12 year old Gabrysia to tell her classmate that she had fallen in love with him. She sets up a secret meeting and blackmails the boy to show up. But what was supposed to be an intimate talk spins […]
‘I am a murderer’ is a psychological thriller, inspired by true events from the beginning of the 70s. The main protagonist is a young policeman, assigned to lead a detail investigating brutal murders of women, after a number of failures in the case. He is prepared to do anything to take advantage of an opportunity […]
Czesław M., a star of the Polish music business, unexpectedly abandons the life of a Warsaw celebrity. He accidently ends up in Świnoujście, where he meets Adam and Zygmunt, former shipyard workers, who are trying to start their own business. Together they come up with a seemingly perfect plan: to open the frst school of […]
A young German woman jumps off the tower of one of Wrocław’s churches. Commisioner Warski (Bartłomiej Topa), an experienced police officer, leads the investigation. Despite his protests, Ana Wittesch (Julia Kijowska), a German officer with Polish roots, is also assigned to the case. Warski does not know that Ana is in Wrocław also to conduct […]
Zosia (Eliza Rycymbel) tries to change the world through art. Her mother (Kinga Preis) unexpectedly meets somebody special. Her grandmother (Stanisława Celińska) is hiding a secret from her past. The three women are trying to save their family house. They will have to go through different adventures to learn what they really want. Will they […]
In the end of the 1950s Fabian, a war immigrant, trombone player and excellent dancer returns to Poland. He starts a jazz band with a group of local eccentrics and amateur musicians, which quickly rises in popularity. Fabian meets an intriguing Modesta, who soon starts singing in his band, and the two become lovers. ‘The […]
Basia (Agnieszka Grochowska) and Marek (Bartłomiej Topa) live in Sweden. A single innocent lie leads to a flurry of suspicion and results in Swedish social services secretly taking away their beloved daughter, and placing her in a foster home. The child’s love for her mother is put to the test. The couple must face ruthless […]
Edward is unapproachable and impregnated against the world that surrounds him. Everything annoys him. He is mean to his wife, he doesn’t have patience for the daughter and he doesn’t have time for his old father. One day he has a dangerous accident. Due to unexpected circumstances he abandons his present life, determined to rediscover […]
All hell broke loose in those four days… The city of Karbala, in 2004, during the Iraq War. Ashura, an important Muslim holiday, is about to begin, when Al-Qaeda and As-Sadra militants attack the City Hall, headquarters of the local authorities and police, where arrested terrorists are held. Furious attacks are repelled by eighty Polish and Bulgarian soldiers, equipped with weapons […]
During the ‘crazy nineties’ freedom returns to Poland, and the entire country dreams the American Dream; in the midst of the ‘great transformation’, the new ‘gold rush’, hopes of going ‘from rags to riches’ can come true. Tomek and Rudy, two country boys fuelled by passion, bid the grey reality farewell and embark on the […]
A terrible crime is discovered in Sandomierz, where the naked body of a popular female social activist is found in a public area. The circumstances of her death suggest ritual murder. Local law enforcement officers led by Teodor Szacki, a famous State Prosecutor formerly from Warsaw, will have to unravel the criminal mystery and face […]
Maszeńka dreams of a prima ballerina career. One day she runs away from her children’s home. Kordula, an eccentric social worker and a tattoo-enthusiast, follows her. Together they traverse Poland, from Bieszczady in the South to Gdańsk in the North, trying to reach a ballet school in time for the entry exam. Pursued by the […]
The titular, metaphorical carousel, on which the characters in Robert Wichrowski’s new film are spinning, has little to do with a carefree amusement park attraction. The main protagonists of the story are only thirty when they must face some of the most difficult decisions of their lives. Rafał, Magda, Piotr and Natalia must decide what is […]
‘Warsaw Uprising’ is the first non-fiction war drama in the world, made exclusively from real footage. It tells the history of the Warsaw Uprising through the eyes of two young reporters, witnesses to the fighting. The movie uses the authentic newsreels from September 1944. With the aid of modern color correction and digital reconstruction of audiovisual media, and the assistance of great specialists and […]
Mela and Przemek come to Warsaw to take care of an uncle’s apartment, which turns out not only to be luxurious, but also magical. Melania researches the building’s history and discovers that, prior to World War 2, it used to house a German embassy. An elevator in the building, apart from transporting tenants between floors, […]
‘Traffic Department’ is a story of seven policemen, connected by work, as well as friendship, partying, sports cars and common interests. At first sight, their small and closed world seems to function perfectly, but it all changes when one of them dies in mysterious circumstances. Sergeant Ryszard Król (Bartłomiej Topa) is charged with murder, and to clear his name he has […]
A spoiled ten-year-old boy, Waldek (Maciej Karaś) wants to join the largest European video game tournament. It seems that the illness of his mum (Karolina Gruszka) and his eccentric aunt (Dorota Kolak) will prevent him from fulfilling his dream, but, unexpectedly, it is because of these circumstances that the boy will gain something more valuable […]
the first film where Jurek Owsiak – the founder of the Grand Orchestra of Christmas Charity – earnestly describes the idea behind the creation of the Orchestra and its difficult beginnings. He recalls the whole 30 years of the history of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, not avoiding such difficult issues as the brutal […]
The Palace Hotel is an extraordinary castle designed at the beginning of the twentieth century and located right in the middle of a snow-covered valley in Switzerland. Every year it hosts wealthy and pampered guests from all over the world in this Gothic and fairytale atmosphere. On the eve of the year 2000 they have […]
Teenage Ala does not fit into the provincial world around her. She constantly rebels and acts out against her father, a physics teacher at the local school. When Ala accidentally discovers that she has superpowers and meets her sister Lena, whom she didn’t know existed, her life turns upside down – literally. The trail of […]
In order to save their rehab facility, four cross-addicted anonymous alcoholics undertake a very risky task to smuggle two tankers of spirit across Poland. For their own safety, they kidnap their therapist for the trip. However, the journey turns out to be more dangerous than they expected. After them – or rather the illegal alcohol […]
Simona Kossak, daughter of the painter Jerzy Kossak and granddaughter of Wojciech, deprived of the talent that has defined her family for generations, grows up without knowing the warmth of home, as her mother is rather despotic. After graduation she leaves everything – home, tradition, social conventions – and takes up a job as a […]
Remek Wróbel is a mailman and an enthusiastic member of an amateur football team. He’s pushing on forty, living the life of a bachelor. He’s passionately studying the encyclopaedia, training his extraordinary memory. He has only one friend, Pedro, an enterprising character engaged in a shady business. There is no one else in his life. […]