Romuald Hajnberg

The Tortures of Hope

A young doctor, accused of desecrating a body, is brought to the presence of the Inquisition.

Kwestia sumienia

During the Civil War, two soldiers fighting on opposite sides meet.

Duch z Canterville

An American businessman moves to Europe and lives in a castle, where the ghost of one of the previous owners haunts him.

Świat grozy

Three comedy-horror TV movies released together theatrically.

Cześć kapitanie

A spy barely makes it out of a police ambush and goes on the run, taking a young woman with him along the way.

Kontrybucja

A bank robbery conducted by Polish Underground members goes awry and the brother-in-law of the group's leader, Paweł gets arrested. Now Paweł must choose between helping his loved ones and staying loyal to the underground.

This is Your New Son

Ala is unable to settle down and often changes husbands. She introduces each newly married spouse to her mother.

Śmierć w środkowym pokoju

The Gestapo searches one of the apartments in Warsaw. It comes to a tragedy.

I Would Like to Have a Shave

A macabre film about the experiences of a client who is shaved by a hairdresser-psychopath.

Agnes 1946

A young teacher and a conservative mayor fight over influence in a village in Western Poland, all while falling in love with each other.

Czarne skrzydła

The miners of one of the mines in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie receive news about the planned layoffs. The miners decide to organize a strike. One of the local MPs is trying to prevent this from happening. The French mine owner makes a dangerous decision - he orders the miners to work in an area at risk of fire. An explosion occurs unexpectedly. The miners lynch Coeur, and their demonstration, in which they carry the bodies of the victims of the crash, is brutally suppressed by the police.

I ty zostaniesz Indianinem

Mirek Kubiak is a primary school student. Like his friends, he is fascinated by Indians and would like to become a brave Apache. Uncle Eligiusz from America comes to his house. The boy becomes embroiled in a criminal scandal.

The Artillery Sergeant Kaleń

The movie is about the fate of Polish soldier named Kaleń who fought with UPA in 1946.The film recounts the exploits of the Polish soldier caught in the turmoil among the Polish Communist army, anti-communist underground and Ukrainian fascists.

Innocent Sorcerers

A young doctor is tired of being sought by women. One night he meets a young girl who all but forces herself into his room where they talk of morals and love. But he loses her when he goes out to see some friends and then rushes madly around the city after her.

House

An experimental short film by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

Man on the Tracks

One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, knows for his old ways and stern demeanor. As the inquiry panel tries to deduce why would a man like Orzechowski jump in front of a moving train several of the people involved in the case are interrogated, each telling their own version of the story. Can the panel arrive at the truth in a world where workers unite, inferior coal is a badge of honor, and the old order is suspect?

A Generation

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.