Maciej Robakiewicz

A woman with limited hopes due to dwarfism toils in a rundown motel in rural Poland, as a maid. Will the repeated visits of an interesting man, a truck driver, change the loneliness of her situation?

2차 대전 후 공산 정권의 지배를 받는 폴란드. 노동자들은 각종 불합리한 대우를 받으며 연일 치솟는 물가로 생활고에 시달리게 된다. 폴란드 항구도시 ‘그단스크’의 한 조선소에서 근무하는 전기공 ‘레흐바웬사’는 파업 위원회에 가담했지만, 과격한 파업 대신 실리적인 타협을 추구하는 사람이었다. 1970년 어느 날 거리에서 일어난 조선소 노동자들의 파업을 정부와 군인이 발포로 진압하면서 거리는 피로 물들었다. 이날 시위를 말리기 위해 거리로 뛰어든 바웬사는 체포 된 이후 경찰의 회유와 협박에 마지 못 해 파업 위원회의 밀고자가 되기로 한다. 하지만 점점 먹고 살기 힘들어지는 현실에 바웬사는 자신의 결정을 후회하고, 어느 날 폴란드의 젊은 지식인들의 투쟁 소식지를 접하게 된다. 바웬사는 그 젊은이들과 합류하여 1980년, 조선소의 1970년 혁명 10주년을 기념하여 대대적인 파업을 조직한다. 파업은 전 도시에 퍼져 조선소 노동자들뿐만 아니라 버스, 전차, 광산 등 다양한 노동자들이 가담하는 규모로 번진다. 이에 바웬사는 파업할 권리가 있다고 주장하며 자유 노조 ‘연대’를 설립하고, ‘연대’는 천만 노동자들이 가담하는 거대 노동 운동 세력이 된다. 이제 폴란드뿐 아니라 유럽은 물론 세계적인 유명인사가 된 바웬사는 불법과 탄압에 저항하는 상징이 되어 폴란드 정부와 대립하게 되는데…

Drama about a man who is supposed to kill his daughter.

Though she only knows his first name and that he ‘works in coal’, Molly, a young Irish woman, travels to a small Polish town to find the man with whom she had a memorable one-night stand several months before. Armed with nothing more than a postcard and her own tenacity, she sets about finding her past lover, despite her landlord’s admonishments that all the coal mines closed years ago.

Anna and Pawel Kowalski lead a happy life in Gdansk, Poland, until their 8 year old son Tomek gets hit by a car. Not only is Tomek badly injured, his father proves not to be suitable as a blood donator. Pawel accuses his wife of betrayal of confidence, but she knows that only her husband can be the father of their child. She fears the worst: if Pawel isn't the biological father, she cannot be the biological mother.

An idealistic scientist is encouraged by his wife to use his good looks to get ahead, but his new job carries with it temptations and traps.

Two sisters, a journalist and a student, are struggling with financial problems. They decide to save their budget by stealing from wealthy men. They break into their apartments through windows in order to realize their American dream...

Saverio, a dentist, comes out as naive as usual while he falls in love with Alia, a Russian immigrant he met in Rome. He must now deal with issues a guy like him would never have thought to come across.

Based on Michał Choromański's novel. Young artist arrives at Zakopane and meets local people.

An Uruguayan diplomat brings his new wife with him on a business trip to Poland in the summer immediately preceding the outbreak of World War II.

This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.

Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.