Polish
see all genres ›The cinema of Poland has often been at least as famous for breeding directors who split for greener pastures (Roman Polanski, Agnieszka Holland and others) as those who stayed and made resolutely Polish art (Wojciech Has, Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Kieslowski, in particular).
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Against the Odds
Of the thousands of men and women imprisoned under inhuman conditions behind the wires of the German concentration camps some found the strength to fight back. They collected evidence about German crimes in the camps, sabotaged equipment they were forced to manufacture, prepared uprisings and even tried to...Start your free trial to watch -
The Boot Factory
In a factory bunker on the outskirts of Krakow, a group of punk outsiders live by their own rules, bobbing their heads to the sound of their favorite bands while hand stitching leather boots labeled "hand stitched in Poland." The crisp charcoal-like images are framed and edited to vibrate along with the...Start your free trial to watch -
The Career of Nikos Dyzma
An insignificant event becomes a turning point in the career of Nikos Dyzma, a funeral eulogist. After he embarrasses the hated Vice Prime Minister, his life changes dramatically. Dyzma rises up the political ladder, becoming a hero to the workers, other elected officials and to their bored wives.Start your free trial to watch
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The Crown Witness
Based on an actual event, THE CROWN WITNESS tells the story of an investigative reporter and a gangster who meet for an interview. The reporter carries a deep dark secret while the gangster (who has turned over a new leaf for a woman) is the star witness in a trial against his former mob associates. Both...Start your free trial to watch -
Day of the Wacko
DAY OF THE WACKO is a black comedy from the director of the highly acclaimed NIC SMIESZNEGO (NOTHING FUNNY). It chronicles one day in the life of a teacher who is completely disillusioned with his reality. When he looks for the reasons for his unhappiness he blames his neighbors, his former wife and his...Start your free trial to watch -
Gebürtig
A holocaust survivor now living as a respected writer in Manhattan is the only person who can identify a suspected Nazi back in his native Austria. When a beautiful reporter eager for a scoop tries to lure him back, Geburtig must decide whether to confront his past.Start your free trial to watch
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Kites
KITES tells the inspiring story of Kabul’s budding young video producers. Through a clever combination of the students’ video and their mentor Jacek Szaranski’s artful camera work, we take a look at the use of video and high tech in a world more commonly associated with a backward and warmongering existence. A world where...Start your free trial to watch -
Korczak
Henryk Goldszmit had become a Polish icon in the 1930s through his writings, teachings and radio programs for children (under the name of Janusz Korczak). When the kids from his Warsaw orphanage were to be deported to the gas chambers of Treblinka, he refused to abandon them and, with them, he died in the Holocaust. Academy...Start your free trial to watch -
Louder Than Bombs
Set in a small Polish town, LOUDER THAN BOMBS tells the coming-of-age story of Marcin, a 21-year-old with a penchant for James Dean and The Smiths. After the death of his father, Marcin must contend with the funeral arrangements while hosting his baffoonish out-of-town relatives who disparage his small...Start your free trial to watch
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The Mill and the Cross
THE MILL AND THE CROSS is a "film of great beauty and attention" (Roger Ebert) that stunningly recreates one of the great masterpieces of painting, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "The Way to Calvary." Lech Majewski brings the viewer inside the painting with immersive period detail and jaw-dropping digital...Start your free trial to watch -
Palimpsest
Marek, the main character of PALIMPSEST is a police inspector, a man on the verge of psychological disintegration trying to solve an intricate case. The story is told on two planes. The first one is a crime story, which constitutes the framework of the film. In the course of events, another theme appears, psychological...Start your free trial to watch -
Pan Tadeusz
A grand and patriotic tale of Poland's struggle for freedom just before Napoleon's war with Russia. Written in poetic style by Adam Mickiewicz, this story follows two feuding Polish families as they overcome their old conflicts and petty lives. However, they are able to unite as one with the patriotic and rebellious efforts...Start your free trial to watch
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Polish Kitsch Project
This screwball, laugh-out-loud comedy is a quasi-documentary about two hilarious con artists who fool beautiful actresses into thinking that they are starring in a hit film. Far from being real directors, the culinary school graduate and his bumbling side-kick are using a camera for the first time and have...Start your free trial to watch -
Pornographia
From the uniformly excellent acting to the subtle manner in which the story is handled, this is masterful filmmaking. In Warsaw, 1943, Witold meets the cultivated Fryderyk at a salon and they become friends. He takes Fryderyk with him to the country estate of Hipolit, Maria and Henia, their teenage daughter. Fryderyk embarks...Start your free trial to watch -
Promised Land
Andrzej Wajda’s interpretation of a classic 19th century epic depicts the sweeping change in values ushered in by the industrial revolution. Three friends hope to build a factory but their plans are quickly jeopardized by local politics and one of the partner’s dangerous love affair. Critically acclaimed for its masterful...Start your free trial to watch
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The Roe's Room
Within their apartment, a father, mother and son bear the dulling yoke of an ordinary urban life. His mind and heart borne aloft by the cycle of the seasons and the images and music within him, the son transforms his cloistered existence into a richly poetic emotional utopia. As autumn arrives, cracking flakes of plaster...Start your free trial to watch -
Sara
Sixteen-year-old Sara's father is a wealthy gangster and has a lot of enemies. Her father makes clear that whoever touches Sara will die and he looks for the right bodyguard to protect her. No one is better suited to be Sara's bodyguard than Leon. But the job gets very complicated when Sara and Leon secretly fall in love....Start your free trial to watch -
Siberian Lady Macbeth
SIBERIAN LADY MACBETH observes the cruel machinations of Katarina, a ruthless woman (Olivera Markovic) who will let nothing threaten her affair with a mysterious drifter (Ljuba Tadic). When her father-in-law (Bojan Stupica) discovers the indiscretion, she dispatches him with a dose of rat poison. But soon...Start your free trial to watch




