After the engrossing Essential Killing (2010), Jerzy Skolimowski, one of Polish Cinema’s most iconic figures, returns with a thrilling picture – 11 Minutes. The bold and innovative concept of the film takes the viewer on an 81-minute...
A psychological drama, Barrier is the story of a young protagonist who attempts to defeat the barriers such as: age, money, conventions and hierarchy, separating him from the kind of life he wants to lead, One day the protagonist...
Critically acclaimed and compared to the work of Godard and Truffaut, this comedy-drama tells the story of 15-year-old Mike who takes a job at the local swimming pool, where he becomes obsessed with Susan, an attractive young...
Awarded the Golden Palm for the best screenplay at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Jerzy Skolimowski’s script for Moonlighting was written in scarcely three weeks. The picture is inspired by feelings of isolation in a foreign country,...
Awarded the Special Jury Prize in Cannes, The Shout is the second (after Deep End) feature produced in Great Britain by Jerzy Skolimowski. This metaphysical horror film, inspired by Robert Graves' short story, is a debate on the...
The story, which spurred on two sequels, follows the life of a Polish student who has been drafted into the army. He spends his remaining days re-connecting with people from his past and appreciating what freedom he does have....
Following on from Identification Marks: None of the year before, Walkover tells the continuing story of Andrzej who has left the army and begun boxing and drifting around Poland. He ends up in an industrial town where he finds Teresa,...
The third instalment in Skolimowski’s loose trilogy is also the most innovative. It sees Andrzej (the protagonist played by the director) going over the life he has lead and the choices he’s made. The film was infamously taken out of...