screenings

• Kill It and Leave This Town

  Mariusz Wilczyński

  06 May, 00:00
  BFI Player
  Initially conceived as a short, this debut feature by acclaimed self taught animator Mariusz Wilczyński was 15 years in development. Emerging onto the festival circuit last year it won major prizes at the Viennale, Ottawa and Annecy as...
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• The Children of Leningradsky

  Hanna Polak, Andrzej Celiński

  07 May, 00:00
  BFI Player
  Made on a shoestring budget over a period of two years, this Oscar nominated documentary short was born out of Hanna Polak’s wish to help the children she found fighting for survival on the streets and railway stations of Moscow....
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• THE TEMPTATION

  Barbara Sass

  07 May, 00:00
  Second Run
  In post-war Poland, nun Anna (Magdalena Cielecka) is brought to a location where she is to look after a political prisoner (Olgierd Lukaszewicz). She quickly discovers that the prisoner is the very priest who was her first great love and...
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• Saviour Square

  Krzysztof Krauze, Joanna Kos-Krauze

  07 May, 00:00
  BFI Player
  Written and directed by one of the outstanding partnerships in contemporary Polish cinema Saviour Square resonates with tension. Jowita Budnik gives an exceptional performance as Beata whose life and dreams pivot precariously on the...
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• Rose

  Wojciech Smarzowski

  07 May, 00:00
  BFI Player
  Now memorable to UK audiences as Aunt Wanda in Pawlikowski’s Ida (also on BFI Player) Agata Kulesza was already well known in Poland when she played this title role, for which she won the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress. Opening...
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• Reverse

  Borys Lankosz

  07 May, 00:00
  BFI Player
  Remarkable as a feature film debut Borys Lankosz ’black comedy took the festival circuit by storm with its subversive style and provocative politics which resonated across contemporary as well as historical perspectives. Previously...
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