Jacek Bławut

It's 1940. German forces are prevailing over Allies across Europe. The crew of the Polish submarine, now serving in the Royal Navy, is waging a heroic fight against the invisible enemy.

It's 1940. German forces are prevailing over Allies across Europe. The crew of the Polish submarine, now serving in the Royal Navy, is waging a heroic fight against the invisible enemy.

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his interlocutors seemingly simple questions, such as “Who are you?” and “What do you want?”.

A film about the international community of people fascinated with World War II, who fulfill their ambitions in computer games. They take the role of pilots of flying machines during WWII and participate in air battles in real time. Some of them treat it as a hobby, but for many of them the game has become their life. Has a new human species been born - Homo Virtualis?

The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's Faust.

The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's Faust.

The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's Faust.

Tomek, Marcel Lozinski's son, is eighteen now. Exactly twelve years ago, when he was six, his father filmed him while he was visiting a park in Warsaw. Tomek used to stop next to some old people sitting on the benches, and, with childish frankness, would ask them questions about joy, loneliness, fear of death, dreams, love and lack of love. Now, after twelve years, on his birthday, Tomek comes back to the garden of his childhood. A magical encounter will commence.

Documentary about an alcoholic and his unsuccessful struggle with addiction.

Documentary about an alcoholic and his unsuccessful struggle with addiction.

Documentary about an alcoholic and his unsuccessful struggle with addiction.

Documentary about an alcoholic and his unsuccessful struggle with addiction.

Documentary about the French Foreign Legion centering on a Pole who fought in Sarajevo.

Documentary about an alcoholic and his unsuccessful struggle with addiction.

Across the Border is a polyglot portrait of ideas about borders at the beginning of the 21st century. In an episodic journey five directors from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia, present their view and vision of nation, identity and Europe: By placing their personal cinematographic imprint on multifaceted portraits of their home countries, they open up a broad space for encounters with the strangers next door.

The story of a young ex-con working with handicapped children and the changes that gradually occur in him.

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.

An unemployed census representative asks questions to others experiencing similar difficulties.

A new music teacher comes to the institution for mentally disabled children. He's got a month to teach them to play some instruments. But it takes much more than time to understand and accept these children. And vice versa.

A new music teacher comes to the institution for mentally disabled children. He's got a month to teach them to play some instruments. But it takes much more than time to understand and accept these children. And vice versa.

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothers get in their father’s world, the more dire and comical their situation becomes.

Kazimierz Leski tells the story of his life. During the war, he was a spy of the Polish resistance, pretending to be a German general. After the war, he was tortured and imprisoned for espionage, and spent ten years in Stalinist jail.

Lavish romantic melodrama, obsessively concerned with sex. Maryska's husband is off to war. He soon is reported missing, and she does not protest much when is seduced by the husband's friend, a seedy professor with sickly wife and other mistresses on the side. However, the love of Maryska's life turns out to be a shy 17-year old, son of friends with whom she goes to stay.

What initially appears a hymn to equestrianism soon turns into an illustration of the kind of horrible injuries horses can suffer in riding and jumping contests.

Stanislaw Skalski, the most brilliant ace pilot in Polish history, who took part in the Battle of Britain, shares his wartime memories. He also tells about the horrifying post-war period when he spent seven years in jail.

It seems that nothing can ruin Henryk’s (Wienczyslaw Glinski) happy life. He’s a respected lawyer, he’s loved by his son and wife. One day, he receives a letter from the prosecutor’s office. He’s accused of collaborating with the Gestapo. It’s an echo of his past under occupation.

Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.