Autumn of 1977. Gary Gilmore is sentenced to death for murdering two men. His trial gains prominence when the accused, of his own accord, requests hastening his execution, at the same time asking his barristers not to file an appeal to the court. He is the first convict to be executed after the Supreme Court restored the death penalty. Gary’s request to execute the sentence surprises his brothers and his ill mother, Bessie. Mikal and Frank want to meet Gary to persuade him to change his mind and sign documents enabling the suspension of his execution. Based on true story, the film production of HBO was directed by Agnieszka Holland (In Darkness, Total Eclipse, Washington Square).
Shot in the Heart – Polish Film Festival
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51st PFF
23.09.2026 Wednesday
screening O 11:00 startuje Short Film Competition Block 1 – Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre Chamber Stage event O 11:00 rozpoczynamy: Tours of the Gdynia Modernism Route — Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre screening O 10:45 projekcja filmu „A Free Woman” – Riviera Centre Helios 6 screening room screening O 10:40 projekcja filmu „Fatherland” – Riviera Centre Helios 5 screening room screening O 10:30 projekcja filmu „The Time That Never Came” – Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre Large Stage screening O 10:30 projekcja filmu „Murkiness” – Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre Warszawa Screening Room screening O 10:30 projekcja filmu „Picasso's Mermaid” – Riviera Centre Helios 3 screening room screening O 10:30 startuje Gdynia for childre: SET 4 – Consulate of Culture screening O 10:00 projekcja filmu „Empty Pockets” – Riviera Centre Helios 8 (Dream) screening room screening O 09:45 projekcja filmu „Good Boy” – Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre Morskie Oko Screening Room screening O 09:15 projekcja filmu „The Time That Never Came” – Riviera Centre Helios 7 (Dream) screening room screening O 09:15 projekcja filmu „Wild, Wild East” – Riviera Centre Helios 2 screening room22.09.2026 Tuesday
event O 12:00 rozpoczynamy: Exhibition “Masters of the École de Paris” — BanGlob Marina / Yacht Park event O 11:00 rozpoczynamy: Strefa Psychologiczna Centrum Psychologii Wykonania — Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre Punkt Mentalny – parter