Beata Bilska

Przeklęta ziemia

Jan, the café pianist, comes from the countryside. The talented boy was taken care of by an old organist. Jan then studied at the conservatory, where he made friends with Paweł, an undisciplined but very talented composer. Paweł's works gain publicity abroad, but he himself, unable to bear human envy and accept the loss of his beloved girl, commits suicide ... Jan's father dies, and soon his mother ...

Possession

A married couple is unsuccessfully trying to have a child. The woman decides to bring her husband closer to another woman.

The Anatomy of Love

A young attractive widow has a one-night stand with a handsome architect. The couple soon starts a tumultuous relationship.

Leprosy

When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself and track down the real criminal.

Nos

An ambitious civil servant's career dreams are shattered when his nose falls off. All the worse, the nose starts living its own life and achieves the success its former owner wanted.

Diament radży

A precious jewel brought from India by a British general falls prey to his wife.

First Love

Based on a novella by Ivan Turgenev, Pierwsza milość is the story of a 15 year old boy and a 21 year old girl who develop an ill-fated romance.

Martwa fala

After graduating from maritime school, Marek goes on his first voyage.

Who Believes in Storks?

A teenager starts to rebel against his parents in increasingly radical ways after being forbidden from going out with his girlfriend.

Ferry

1945. A packed ferry drifts down the Vistula after its tow rope snaps. Only a single militiaman sees notices the ferry and organizes a rescue before the it drifts into the Gdańsk Bay, which is still full of mines.

The Last Witness

Years after WWII a group of German "tourists" arrives in Poland to find a hidden Nazi treasure.

The Red and the Gold

An old man escapes from a retirement home to impersonate a man who has died in his arms and told him he never went home to his new bride after the first World War.

The Doll

Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection.

Poczmistrz

Post clerk's young daughter runs away from home with a tsarist officer.

Fatalista

Adaptation of a short story by Michał Lermontow. Forces stationed in the Caucasus. Lieutenant Wulicz is a fatalist. He believes that everyone has a fate that cannot be avoided. To prove it, he puts a loaded pistol to his temple ... but it doesn't fire. Lieutenant Pechorin listens doubtfully to his colleague's arguments. Accompanied by a premonition, Wulicz will die soon. Will his premonitions prove to be prophetic?

The Vampire

Gothic story based on novella by Aleksey Tolstoy.

Zabijaka

A moral story about two people who have completely different attitudes to life and people. The duel of the heroes ends tragically.

The Killer Leaves a Trace

In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storing Gestapo files.

Full Ahead

Two friends from army meet in a harbour and start to reminisce about their adventures.

Bumerang

A German man and a Polish woman fall in love in the days preceding World War II.

Salto

A man jumps off a moving train and goes to a small town to face its inhabitants, who seem familiar, but odd.

Late Afternoon

Middle-aged woman tries to cope with the passage of time and aging, as seen by her daughter.

Giuseppe in Warsaw

The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.

Ubranie prawie nowe

After years of working in the city, Róża returns to the countryside. The property she has accumulated draws the attention of local bachelors.

Here Is My Home

A young man, Kuba, is returning from the army. At home, an image of misery and despair remains: the father is seriously ill, and the mother has become emotionally attached to the man who exploits her and intends to take over the farm. After the death of his father, the young man guards the farm, but his girlfriend leaves him. Unable to bear the atmosphere of envy and resentment, Kuba leaves for the city.