Basado en una una historia real sucedida a principios de los años 70, en la época comunista en Polonia. Los habitantes de Zaglębie, una región industrial en el sur del país, asisten a una ola de asesinatos extremadamente brutales -cometidos entre 1964 y 1970-, y cuyas víctimas eran mujeres -14 en total- de 16 a 57 años, todas asesinadas siguiendo el mismo patrón. Historia del asesino en serie apodado "The Silesian Vampire". (FILMAFFINITY)
A psychological portrait of Ewa, a young Polish theatre actress searching for her own way in life. She plays a minor role in Jasieński's 'The Ball of Mannequins', a complete opposite of her real personality, while aspires to star as Cordelia in Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. Ewa lives on her own, occasionally visiting a famous old actress to talk about theatre, taking care of a poor neighbor, and fights her sophisticated mother rejecting the truth about her beloved father, who died an alcoholic.
A Polish writer is arrested by the Nazis in 1942 and sent to the notorious Pawiak prison in Warsaw. He will spend the next 111 days fighting for survival.
The action takes place in Warsaw in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is the head of the girls' school - Mrs. Emma Latter. Ms Latter is struggling with the financial problems of her institution, because the parents of the students are still in arrears with payments. In addition to professional problems, she is tormented by problems with adolescent children. All this causes Mrs. Latter to experience a mental breakdown.
