Jan Dravnel

Warsaw 44

City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches, the youngest and bravest among them rise up as one and face tyranny fighting street by street, but the price to pay will be high and hard the way to freedom…

Nina

Nina, a teacher in her mid-30s struggling to have a child, looks for a surrogate mother. It would seem that together with her husband she has found an ideal candidate, yet Nina falls for the woman, who could have given birth to her child.

Me voy

Klara and Adrian are a young couple. In their free time, they take care of their dog, go to parties and watch their favorite 90s series, which takes place in a fictional paradise. The pompous and luxurious soap opera is also a space where they can freely express their emotions and feelings. When Adrian proposes to Clara in unusual circumstances, she doesn't know how to deal with it. Inspired by the soap opera, she tries to end the relationship in various absurd ways.

Love Tasting

It's the last week of school in a small polish town's junior high school. Waiting for the final party, several students pass the time at a city pool, as if anticipating the emotional whirlwind they are about to experience. The action takes place somewhere in Poland, where ‘LGBT free zones’ are a reality in 2020. It’s a story about young people, their problems and romantic endeavours in the era of the Internet and social apps, when creating genuine relationships is unnaturally difficult.

Warsaw Uprising

It tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 through the eyes of a US airman, escaper from the Nazi Stalag camp and two young reporters, cameramen for the Bureau of Information and Propaganda of the Polish Home Army. Their mission: documenting the Uprising by shooting newsreels for the “Palladium” cinema. Looking for the right shots, they go deeper and deeper – literally and figuratively – into the heart of the Uprising. Traumatic truth becomes obvious. Aware of being witnesses of indescribable events, they realize their duties: to document them and preserve the rolls of film at any cost…

The Whale Song

The everyday life of Marek, a pharmacist, is a B-class movie. When a beautiful girl with herpes appears in the pharmacy, the hero escapes into the world of fantasy. He begins to direct his life as a great artistic cinema, in which he himself appears as an omnipotent creator.

Strawberry Days

A love story between a Polish guestworker and a farmer's daughter in the strawberry fields of Sweden.

Atonement

1984, Poland. The investigation into a stolen Catholic relic takes an unexpected turn when the detective unravels a web that suggests the crime has far-reaching political implications.