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- Michalina Wislocka, the most famous and recognized sexologist of communist Poland, fights for the right to publish her book, which will change the sex life of Polish people forever.
- The main character is the manager of a sport club, nicknamed "Teddy Bear" by his friends and acquaintances. One day he is detained at the border just as his sport team is off to a tournament - somebody has torn out a few pages from his passport. It occurs to him that perhaps his ex-wife has done so to get her hands on their joint account in a London bank. Therefore, he has to get to London as soon as possible in order to transfer the money to a different bank. The solution is a movie, made by his friend. The script requires a double role, thus the search for a character is announced. The double has to apply for the passport, and that is solved through a girlfriend who agrees to play dope's new fiancée. At the engagement party he is slipped a drug, and Teddy Bear runs off to the airport with the false passport. On the plane, however, he meets his ex-wife...
- In an idyllic working class community, 13 year old Anka grows up, going through stages of adolescence, dreaming, first love and gossiping with girlfriends. Roughly disturbed by the shame and disgrace of alcoholism - leaves unwashable stains upon the community, that tries to cope with abuse and depression, and the system (including school teachers) who try to avoid the subject. This story was aimed at parents, to give them morally an insight into what happens when a young girl has to deal with the disgrace of an alcoholic father and a mentally instable mother. Very well acted by Grazyna Michalska as Anka. [translated from Polish by ALIPTES]
- 14-year-old Tomek falls in love with Marta. Being poor he seeks ways of earning money so as to please her. He approaches a man who was seeking people for work. Not realizing the man is a pimp, Tomek has no idea of what awaits him.
- A story about the rise and fall of Zyga - a Polish kid in his early twenties, who wants to take charge of his life after the fall of communism, but in a time of chaos and moral anarchy, unwillingly becomes a gangster.
- Two couples, each married for quite a long time, live in a small East German town. The film focuses on the relationships between each of the four people and what happens when an affair takes place between two of them who are not married to each other and logically betraying the two remaining characters. This event leads to deep thoughts about marriage, friendship, relationships, and life itself.
- In 1944, Polish resistance fighters are forced to make a tough decision - whether to support the new communist authorities or keep on struggling against them.
- Story follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army during World War II.
- This movie reflects on the situation around the border between Poland and Germany. The fate of many single characters creates a picture of life in this region: Some Ukrainians want to cross the border illegal to get into Germany, a company wants to build a new factory, a Polish taxi driver desperately needs money to buy his daughter a First Communion dress, and so on.
- Queer people from all over the world have made Berlin what it is today. Many leave their home because they want to, others because they have to. This film follows a few of them.
- Survivors relate the true story of the P.O.W. Olympics of World War II, an impossible plot hatched by the international inmates of Stalag 13A in German-occupied Poland.
- The film shows the fate of Adam Chmielowski, an artist-painter who sacrificed himself in search of freedom and happiness. His rebellious nature and disagreement with evil make him run away from tsarist captivity, hidden in a coffin. When he becomes famous, he will not hesitate to abandon art to die for the great world and devote himself to the service of the people. His tragic fate is completed by the collapse, expulsion of the Jesuits from the Order and confinement in an institution for the mentally ill. Soon, however, he will rise like a phoenix from the ashes, and then - out of love for another human - he returns as Brother Albert - the future saint. The film story of his life is completed with the fate of his famous friends - Helena Modrzejewska and Józef Chelmonski. Rebellious nature and disagreement with evil that he escapes by a trick of tsarist captivity hidden in a coffin. When he becomes famous, he does not hesitate to abandon art to die for the top of the world and in the service of the people. His tragic fate is completed by the payment, expulsion of the Jesuits from the order and confinement in an institution for the mentally ill. Soon he will rise like a phoenix from the ashes, and then - out of love for another human - he returns as Brother Albert - the future saint. The film story of his life is complemented by stratislav friends - Helena Modrzejewska and Józef Chelmonski.
- A documentary reviewing the making of the film The Great Escape, as well as some of the historical details on which it was based.
- It is a story full of fun and crazy adventures about the friendship of three contemporary teenagers. The film talks in a manner attractive to young viewers about important issues. Felix, Net and Nika, secondary school pupils from Warsaw, accompanied by artificial intelligence program, experience an incredible time travel. During their adventures the three friends encounter many difficulties and their strong friendships and their skills help them to combat the biggest hardships. There is over 400 special effects used in the film.
- Waclaw Orzeszko is unlucky soldier. Nobody from the platoon likes him. One day he decided to go away from platoon. At the castle he meet Russian soldier Marusia. At this time German forces came at the castle. They must hide. But there is also second problem. Waclaw's platoon had to find deserter. Polish Soldier close to the castle.
- Czech director travels to Poland to find God in the most Christian country in Europe.
- Five paranormal researchers spend a weekend in an old infamous mansion to investigate paranormal activity. Soon they find out their lives are in danger when one of them goes missing.
- When young Dr. Ophoven arrives at the village as the new doctor, he is not exactly welcome. His wife Anna helps to break the ice. Their happiness is cut short when she dies. But the doctor is determined to stay and fulfill his obligation.
- The action of the film takes place at Osiedle Piastowskie in Zielona Góra . A group of friends from the backyard finds a way to prevent provincial stagnation in amateur filmmaking. Their latest painting is at the threshold of going beyond the concrete block housing estate. Suddenly, a boy from the neighborhood appears with new ideas. In addition to colorful lasers of techno parties, happy evenings in a local pub and entertaining friends, it offers drug experiments.
- 5000 miles tells the story of a couple from the mid-west who decide to adopt a child from Poland. This film was originally designed to be a video diary of how their new son or daughter became a part of their family, but evolved into a 75 minute film exploring the emotionally draining experience of traveling across the globe to create their family. The film follows the hopeful mom and dad from the beginning of the adoption process and ends once the whole family is home, a period of 20 months. Interviews in the US and Poland give detailed information and emotion.
- In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.
- The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.