Wild, Wild East
It is the harsh winter of 1943 and a mysterious official from Berlin, Wolff, arrives in the sleepy town of Małe Zalesie in eastern Poland. He guards the reasons for his visit with utmost secrecy, but his mere presence quickly shatters the town’s peace. An atmosphere of distrust thickens, and danger lurks at every corner. Everyone has their secrets, and rumours of missing gold cause the line between truth and lies to gradually blur. A story of people entangled in dramatic choices, where the stakes are life itself, and every decision carries real consequences.
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Main Competition
See the programme sectionThere are 16 films in the Main Competition at the 51st Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Among them are five feature-length directing debuts.
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Main Competition AwardedThe Time That Never Camedir. Julia Rogowska105’ / 2025 -
Main Competition AwardedGood Boydir. Jan Komasa111’ / 2025 -
Main Competition AwardedEXOTICdir. Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska95’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedLiquid Statesdir. Maria Wider85’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedHot Spotdir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska100’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedA Free Womandir. Eliza Godlewska, Alan Ruczyński80’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedLess of a Strangerdir. Kristoffer Rus125’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedOur Revolutiondir. Piotr Domalewski125’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedFatherlanddir. Paweł Pawlikowski82’ / 2026 -
Main CompetitionGorky Resortdir. Łukasz Palkowski113’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedTell Me What You Feeldir. Łukasz Ronduda102’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedThrough the Walldir. Maciej Sobieszczański120’ / 2026 -
Main CompetitionPicasso's Mermaiddir. Janusz Zaorski95’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedVioletta Villasdir. Karolina Bielawska126’ / 2026 -
Main CompetitionWinter of the Crowdir. Kasia Adamik112’ / 2025