Silent Night 2017
Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.
Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.
In Poland, behind the gates of an exclusive housing estate, the life of its wealthy residents is regulated by an old code of honor, due to which the Kowalskis and the Nowaks have been embroiled in a bloody family feud for years.
Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for better wages and an improved standard of living is dishonesty, employee exploitation, and fraud.
A group of farmers organizes a protest in front of the house of an MP who, contrary to earlier promises, voted against their interests. In the manure they dump, human remains are found.
Eighty-year-old Tadeusz lives a quiet life as a pensioner with his wife Helena. After years of working in a hospital, he wants to enjoy old age and his charming house with a garden, where they soon plan to hold their beloved granddaughter’s wedding. The idyll is shattered by a tragic car accident that casts a shadow over his marriage and reveals cracks in his relationship with his son.
Just before Christmas, things that are difficult to explain happen in the house of the widow of the local organist. Muddy traces left in the house, mysterious shadows and strange sounds make Bogusia increasingly believe that these may be signs from her tragically deceased husband.
In the oldest forest in Europe, the border between Poland and Belarus is marked by a large fence. Its purpose is to make it harder for refugees to enter the European Union. But what kind of collateral damage does it cause? The short film Bloodline chooses a clever, thought-provoking perspective, focusing not on humans, but on a bison.
Nina, in her teenage tremors, perceives the world as if she had no protective layer. What she would most like to feel is that she is accepted and belongs - so she goes to mass and faithfully supports the local football team. When the club's flag is desecrated, Nina comes up with an idea for a spectacular revenge that earns her the respect of the team and the heart of the boy she has a crush on.
Mei, a daughter of immigrants living in Poland, dreams of becoming a pianist. Trying to combine the colliding cultures she lives in she takes a step that can’t be undone. Starting adolescence she must choose between her family and her own happiness.
Despite really not being military material, Tytus decides to join a local paramilitary group created by his father. Forever an optimist, the boy heads into the forest convinced he can overcome any challenges that come his way.
Ania, after years of absence, comes to her hometown to spend the last months of her life with her mother, Mara. The girl finds Alek in the village, with whom she experienced her first adolescent love. The meeting of these two will trigger a series of unexpected events, and for Mary, it will be one of the most difficult challenges in her life.
A mother, activist daughter and a free cow meet somewhere in the forest. The latter decided, together with its herd, to start a new life on its own account. But now, cows are to be caught and sentenced to death. Sara refuses to accept it. The girl escapes from home to defend the herd. Her mother Alicia follows the daughter.
Tymek, a young pianist, student of the Warsaw University of Music, returns to his provincial town on vacation, where his mother, younger brother and friends from the neighborhood are waiting for him. The central meeting point for local youth is the newly opened kebab bar. Tymek witnesses a spiral of tensions between the employees of the Arabian kebab and his buddies.
A mass grave was discovered in the small town in eastern Ukraine as consequence of the 2022 Russian invasion. Olena (34) arrives with her daughter Kira (8) and boyfriend Tymur (31) to collect the DNA test result of her missing husband Ilya. During two days, Olena will not only find out if her husband is alive, but in addition to confronting the past, she also will be faced with the most important one - the present.
‘Seeking a retired gentleman who is free and has no family obligations, financial liabilities or addictions,’ - reads the description of a potential partner prepared by Krystyna, an energetic seventy-two year old who is looking for real love. The best option is a younger man who can open her up to new sensations. The protagonist’s life has not quite turned the way she would like it to; nevertheless, despite all adversities Krystyna is ready to embark upon a new chapter of life. She starts dating but contacts with older men bring more disillusions than satisfaction. Successive failures make her reflect upon whether a relationship is something that she needs to be happy.
After his mother’s death, Adam finds his parents’ correspondence. We discover a love adventure entangled in the 20th century, when the world was cut in two and the war between Iran and Iraq marked the start of tragic conflicts in the Middle East. Mixing animation and found footage, we dive in a odyssey full of bombshells and secrets.
A chorus rehearsal. Karol and Henryk are among the soloists. Like most of the singers, the two men lead the pretty quiet lives of senior citizens. They have been a couple for years, but no one outside their apartment knows about it. One day, they receive an invitation that shakes their meticulously hidden everyday life.
„Broys” Filip and Bartek try to cope with adulthood. An unexpected family tragedy drastically changes the brothers’ worlds - it feels as if they came to a standstill with their whole lives ahead of them.
Immigrant Ó finds himself in a world devoid of feelings and emotions, without inhibitions. There is no shame, joy, trust or sorrow. Feelings and emotions may be purchased as drugs. Ó meets Eliza, and together they indulge in a novel mixture – Love