Through the Wall
At the darkest time of Stalinist terror in Poland two young people fall in love. Wiesia and Jerzy are political prisoners incarcerated in neighbouring cells, who start communicating via Morse code. Those conversations become their only respite from the brutal reality of the prison. Without ever seeing each other, they fall in love and heroically fight to be together. The film is based on an incredible true story.
Awards
The PFF Grand Prize – the ‘Golden Lions’
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Journalists’ Award
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The Art House Cinemas Association Award
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The ‘Don Quixote’ Award from the Polish Federation of Film Discussion Clubs
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Award from Polish Film Festivals and Reviews Abroad
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Credits
director
screenplay
cinematography
music
set design
costumes
make-up
sound
editing
casting director
cast
production
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
producers
Zbigniew Domagalski, Agnieszka Będkowska
co-produced by
Instytucja Filmowa Silesia Film, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy
production management
Anna Wojdat
co-financed by
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
distributed by
Kino Świat
Accessibility
Blind people can access audio description for the film via the Kino Dostępne app.
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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 CompetitionWild, Wild Eastdir. Jan Holoubek105’ / 2026 -
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 CompetitionPicasso's Mermaiddir. Janusz Zaorski95’ / 2026 -
Main Competition AwardedVioletta Villasdir. Karolina Bielawska126’ / 2026 -
Main CompetitionWinter of the Crowdir. Kasia Adamik112’ / 2025