Tomasz Sapryk

Dzień Świra

Marek Koterski

Marek Kondrat, Andrzej Grabowski

It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.

Wesele

Wojciech Smarzowski

Robert Wabich, Marian Dziędziel

Wojnar is a wealthy man who is marrying off his beautiful daughter Kasia, in a small town in present day Poland. Wojnar had to bribe the groom with a fancy car, since Kasia was pregnant by another man. At the end of the ceremony, the car is delivered by a gangster, who immediately demands the promised money and the deed to land from Kasia's grandfather. Unfortunately grandpa is unwilling to let go of the land. Meanwhile each of the workers at the reception demand to be paid, so Wojnar, who is very reluctant to part with his money, tries to haggle and bribe his way out of all the situations.

Hatred

Wojciech Smarzowski

Michalina Łabacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik

Summer of 1939. Zosia is a young Polish girl who is deeply in love with Ukrainian Petro. Their great love will be put to the test when her father decides to marry her to a wealthy widower Skiba. Right after wedding she is left alone because her husband is drafted to the Polish army for the war with Germany. Meanwhile, tensions grow due to Jews, Poles, and Ukrainians living side by side.

Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami

Marek Koterski

Marek Kondrat, Andrzej Chyra

Adaś Miauczyński, a Polish intelectual, has severe alcohol problems which affect his relationship with his son Sylwek.

Weekend Stories: The Soul Sings

Krzysztof Zanussi

Jacek Laszczkowski, Kazimierz Kord

A classical singer who put his career on hold to raise a family gets a big break when a major company hires him for a televised New Year's Eve concert, but his shot at fame is threatened when, against his better judgment, he goes out on a rainy night and gets a cold.

Tricks

Andrzej Jakimowski

Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak

Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with small sacrifices, but things go wrong and then Stefek tries a very risky trick.

Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje

Mateusz Rakowicz

Dawid Ogrodnik, Masza Wągrocka

Comedy about Zdzisław Najmrodzki, most famous polish criminal in the times of Polish People Republic, named "the getaway king", known for stealing cars and escaping prison many times, but never hurting anybody.

Zabawa, zabawa

Kinga Dębska

Dorota Kolak, Agata Kulesza

Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the problem secret and rescues her from many troubles but he slowly loses patience. A respected children surgeon Teresa has lost her family due to drinking problem, all she is left with is her job at the hospital where she is the main doctor. The situation goes out of control when the woman comes drunk to the hospital. A student, Magda, likes to party hard and because she is a good student and has a great job, no-one opposes that. At one moment, the girl loses control. A tragedy happens.

Money Is Not Everything

Juliusz Machulski

Marek Kondrat, Stanisława Celińska

The protagonist of the film is a 50-year-old businessman, Tomasz Adamczyk, who wants to give up running his winery business and devote himself to his lifelong passion for philosophy. This idea does not appeal to his business partner. On top of all this, Tomasz has an accident and is taken hostage by enthusiasts of the wine he produces.

Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe

Krzysztof Zanussi

Christoph Waltz, Edward Żentara

The story of catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.

Co słonko widziało

Michal Rosa

Damian Hryniewicz, Dominika Kluźniak

Three strangers living in Silesia - a 12-year-old half-orphan, a musically talented girl and a middle-aged unemployed ex-miner - are all desperate to get money to make their small dreams come true.

The Career of Nikos Dyzma

Jacek Bromski

Cezary Pazura, Anna Przybylska

Nikos is a master of funeral ceremonies (that's undertaker to you and me) who doesn't expect much from life. After drunkenly insulting a diplomat at a party, weird things begin to happen for Nikos. The news that a mysterious stranger offended the hated Deputy Prime Minister galvanizes the political elite assembled at the banquet, and a rumor that Nikos can take care of anything spreads like wildfire, making him an idol of the masses.

Gabriel

Mikolaj Haremski

Jan Rotowski, Natan Czyzewski

Embarking on a journey across southern Poland to find his long-lost father, twelve-year-old Tomek receives help from a mysterious youth named Gabriel.

Street Feeling

Kristoffer Rus

Tomasz Sapryk, Michał Sitarski

This short deals with the seventh commandment ("You shall not steal") in the new Decalogue. Young graffiti artists steal paints from a shop and, supervised by Tomasz, a 45-year-old graphic artist, start to paint graffiti on the wall. Tomasz is going to through a difficult period in his professional and personal life working under pressure from his employer who wants him to prepare a project that will satify the client. He has to compromise his own beliefs and taste and struggle to meet the deadline. The film was made as part of "Decalogue 89+" series.

Przybyli ułani...

Sylwester Chęciński

Zbigniew Zamachowski, Kinga Preis

Miłość w przejściu podziemnym

Janusz Majewski

Wojciech Malajkat, Joanna Liszowska

Another film from the TV series "Polish Holidays", this time illustrating a holiday not entirely Polish, but already firmly rooted in the native reality - Valentine's Day. The script for it was written by Jerzy Pilch. For the famous writer, winner of the Nike Award, this is the second encounter with this cycle: earlier he wrote the script for the excellent "Yellow Scarf". His collaboration with director Janusz Majewski resulted in a story full of humor and charm, treating love with a slight wink of the eye and a touch of nostalgia. Wojciech Malajkat, who also played the main role, is a great merit.