The 49th Polish Film Festival

The 49th Polish Film Festival

Gdynia 23-28.09.2024

The Lottery

A notary arrives at a hotel to host a secret lottery. The air is thick with tension. He needs to make difficult choices in an obscure game no one wants to win.
The Lottery

There is No Peace of Mind

Jacek is a middle-aged client of a company that turns people into trees. Doctor Beech and Melissa, a therapist, supervise the procedure and ensure that he’s fully aware of the consequences and makes an informed decision. The film contemplates the fate of an individual who takes a radical step to plunge into the world of nature devoid of thoughts and obligations – the world of pure being.
There is No Peace of Mind

Unburial

Berka is thirty-one and a living failure. She can’t cope with a break-up and still hopes that she and Olga will get back together. Once her dad persuades her to come home for an unburial, Berka must confront him, a town-hall expert on coaching Millennials, and her ex-lover. She also must try not to kill herself.
Unburial

Victoria

Amelia is an attractive middle-aged woman trapped in a long marriage with an organiser of medieval battle re-enactments. Routine has slowly eaten into their relationship. Disappointing sex life leaves Amelia unsatisfied and unaware of her needs and desires. The appearance of a mysterious delivery on a doormat wakes up what has been dormant her whole life.
Victoria

When the House Turns

Thirteen-year-old Ewa is torn between her biological and adoptive family. She needs to forget the past and deal with trauma to shut the door to where she came from and start anew.
When the House Turns

Winter Bloom

In a world destroyed by an ecological catastrophe, an old mercenary suffering from a severe lung disease looks for a way to retire and finds a seemingly simple job of escorting a girl to a designated place. On the way, he uncovers a secret that will push him to set his priorities straight. The film is a directing debut.
Winter Bloom