5 dni z życia emeryta

Teacher

Encouraged by the offers of a prestigious position in the city, the teacher is unconvinced and decides to return to his native village, where before the war he taught at the local school.

The Lonely House

Basia and her aunt live in peace far away from war efforts. One day that peace is shattered when a concentration camp prisoner, a communist activist seeks refuge in their house.

Opening Tomorrow

A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous.

Forbidden Songs

Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.

The Last Stage

Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.

H.M. Deserters

Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.

Sprawa do załatwienia

A series of misfortunes plagues a journalist and his new friend.

Nowy

A young man looking for work in Warsaw has to overcome many hurdles in the world of bureaucracy to finally get employed.

Kłopotliwy gość

Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.

The Bus Leaves at 6.20

A young hairstylist leaves her husband and joins a group of working women.

Eroica

Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.

Bad Luck

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne

A group of middle-aged men takes a bus trip to the Black Sea, having to put up with the border guard, accommodation and their guide, a film school student.

The Issa Valley

The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

Proszę słonia

Young Pinio gives his porcelain elephant Dominik vitamins, after which he becomes real, and the two set off on new adventures.

Adventure in Marienstadt

While visiting Warsaw, Hanka falls for a record-breaking bricklayer. She returns to the city to work at construction sites and prove that women can work as hard as men