OPENING NIGHT GALA: 11 MINUTES + Q&A

Jerzy Skolimowski

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...

ANATOMY OF EVIL

Jacek Bromski

When 65-year-old Karol Z. ‘Lulek’ (Krzysztof Stroiński) is released from prison on parole, he receives an offer that he can’t refuse from the prosecutor who initially imprisoned him. Lulek is assigned the task of assassinating the...

SILENT MOVIE SPECIAL WITH LIVE MUSIC

Aleksander Hertz

PEOPLE WITH NO TOMORROW with LIVE MUSIC by SZAMBURSKI + ZAKROCKI + WYPYCH

An absolute masterpiece of Polish cinematography filmed during the period in between WW1 and WW2. The story is based on fact, making it so...

STRANGE HEAVEN

Dariusz Gajewski

A Polish family emigrates to Northern Sweden in order to seek a better way of life. The couple face difficulties in adapting to their new environment, however, Ula (Barbara Kubiak), their 7-year-old daughter adjusts to the foreign...

BARRIER + INTRO BY THE DIRECTOR

Jerzy Skolimowski

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...

KARBALA

Krzysztof Łukaszewicz

Award winning director and screenwriter Krzysztof Łukasiewicz takes the viewer to 2004, Karbala, to show the dramatic and unexpected battle between unprepared Polish and Bulgarian soldiers and Iraqi rebels. The film invites you to...