Kinoteka 2024
22nd Polish Film Festival (London)
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- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsJalal AltawilMaja OstaszewskaBehi Djanati AtaiA family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
- DirectorKlaudiusz ChrostowskiStarsJakub GierszalArthur HenriWeronika HumajBartek, a 30-year-old, unexpectedly loses his father. Tormented by remorse, he decides to leave his life behind and embarks on a long and lonely journey to the most secluded British isle.
- DirectorWioletta Sowa
- DirectorEwa Borysewicz
- DirectorAnita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi
- DirectorKarolina SpechtKarolina Specht's animation portrays a man who was born without his own shape. One day, his family home became too small for him and work suddenly failed to ensure sufficient freedom for him. Pushed into subsequent forms shaped according to the expectations of others, he took time to grow to overcome them. The film is about the expansiveness inherent to the human nature, which, just like the brutal law of the jungle, guarantees success only to the strongest.
- DirectorRenata GasiorowskaA young girl spends the evening alone at home. She decides to have some sweet solo pleasure session, but not everything goes according to plan.
- DirectorMarta PajekStarsAgnieszka MatysiakArkadiusz Jakubik
- DirectorJulia OrlikStarsZdzislaw WardejnIzabela KunaJan Jurkowski"I'm here!" the main character would like to scream, but she is unable to even ask for a glass of water. She is also unable to get up because the disease chained her to bed and made her dependent on others. She hears everything that her relatives say about her condition. The everyday life of the elderly woman is documented by a fixed camera, directed straight at her face. The other characters: husband, daughter, grandchildren, doctor or priest are only a procession of legs appearing in the frame and sentences spoken in the background. A piercing story about loneliness in the face of death presented from the perspective of a dying woman - although she does not say a word.
- DirectorWeronika Szyma
- DirectorMagdalena NiecStarsMateusz DamieckiLiliana ZajbertMonika PikulaGet to know the story of Lampo - as faithful as Lassie, brave as Bella and funny as Beethoven, who from the time he was a puppy felt drawn to great adventure and touched millions of hearts with his rail journeys.
- DirectorJan HoloubekStarsJakub GierszalTomasz SchuchardtEmily KuscheHans and Jan Bitner live on opposite sides of the iron curtain. Hans lives in France, he leads a quiet life. Bitner is a Pole, involved in the fight for a free Poland. Their lives are different, but there is one detail that links them.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsJerzy StuhrMalgorzata ZabkowskaEwa PokasAn ordinary factory worker buys a camera on the occasion of the birth of his child. The authorities order him to make documentaries about the factory's success. But his endeavor to be truthful leads him to opposition against censorship.
- DirectorMaciek HamelaA small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.
- DirectorDan ShapiroAlex TopallerMURALS is an immersive visual experience that uses cutting-edge 3D scanning to place viewers face to face with the war devastation in Ukraine. The not-for-profit art project follows captures of Banksy's artwork left on the rubble of people's homes, schools and infrastructure.
- DirectorJan Kidawa-BlonskiStarsMagdalena BoczarskaRobert WieckiewiczJanusz GajosMEP Joanna Warczewska, daughter of an outstanding writer, is at the peak of her life. Her thriving political career and family happiness are instantly destroyed by a terrorist attack in which her beloved husband is killed. When fate gives her a new chance in life, another blow hits her. Someone sends her photos and documents undermining her family ties and suggesting that her mother has collaborated with the Security Service in the past. Joanna decides to conduct a historical investigation on her own and unravel the mystery that casts a shadow on her family. What she discovers not only makes her look at her mother in a completely different way, but will also make her find her own identity. Joanna will be forced to face the blackmailer herself and make a choice that will change her life forever.
- DirectorAdrian ApanelStarsJakub ZajacMichalina OlszanskaMarta StalmierskaTomek, a banking graduate, moves to the city, rents a creepy villa with eccentric tenants. His dreams of success fade as chaos ensues, raising doubts about his sanity. Will he overcome the madness?
- DirectorVita DrygasStarsHarris AJAndrew DruryGuliani Eleonora
- DirectorPawel MaslonaStarsBartosz BieleniaJacek BraciakJason MitchellThe movie is set in 1794 and follows General Kosciuszko's rebellion plan against the Russians in Poland. Ignac's encounter with Domingo brings him to Kosciuszko's hideout, where he must make a difficult decision.
- DirectorKinga DebskaStarsPaulina PytlakJoanna DrabikTomasz SaprykThe sisters struggle with their own bodies. One, driven by ambition, seeks the limits of his possibilities, for the other, the body is a prison. One believes that ballet will save her from her memories. The other watches the world from the balcony with such attention that she sees and hears more. Their father runs away to the only place where he feels like he is truly alive. Each of them tames the past and tames the present. The film is an adaptation of the novel by Jakub Malecki.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsGrazyna DlugoleckaJerzy ZelnikOlgierd LukaszewiczA beautiful Polish girl traveling around Europe in search of her lover suffers a variety of tragic adventures as the men around her try to fit her into their own selfish schemes.
- DirectorSebastian ButtnyStarsMateusz KosciukiewiczLena GóraMichal WlodarczykThe principal photography of the Polish-Hungarian film SAINT by Sebastian Buttny is taking place in Poznan and Gniezno. The action of the film takes place in the 80's, Poland. Andrzej Baran, a Citizens' Militia lieutenant, is assigned to the most difficult case he has ever had to face in his career. Nobody seems to want him to solve the mystery .
- DirectorMichal EnglertMalgorzata SzumowskaStarsMalgorzata Hajewska-KrzysztofikJoanna KuligMateusz WieclawekAdam, trying to be a good husband and father in a small town in Poland. But Adam starts to feel increasingly uncomfortable in his body, one that doesn't reflect his true identity.
- DirectorMichal WaszynskiStarsAlbin OssowskiIrena AndersJadwiga AndrzejewskaThe plot spans from shortly before the outbreak of World War II to its end. In the city of Lwow (PL) in 1939 Adam and Irena fall in Love, but are separated by the outbreak of the war. Both are deported by the Soviets to Siberia, where they briefly meet again when signing up to the newly created Polish army. Again separated from Irena, Adam marches with the army from Siberia trough the Middle East and fights on the Italian front line. During the battle of Monte Cassino he gets wounded when participating at the first assault, temporarily losing his eyesight. In the military hospital a nurse finds his diary and, initially in the intent to relieve his suffering, later from romantic affection towards him, pretends to be his fiance Irena. This, however, is ended when the real Irena arrives. Adam recovers from his wounds and, after the Polish victory at Monte Cassino, follows the army together with Irena to northern Italy, where they settle after the end of the war. In this film the plot serves as a framework for original footage taken by the army during the war. The name of the film, Wielka Droga, means 'The Great Way', referring to the march from Poland through Siberia and the Middle East to Northern Italy. This is the only film showing the Polish participation in the Italian Campaign.