Year 1980. Kamil, the student of Polish, publishes an experimental poem in a prestigious magazine. Drunk with success he doesn’t care of what’s going on around him. There, the revolution of Solidarność and the new reality call for taking one of the sides. But Kamil is incapable of choosing. The inspiration flees, studying doesn’t go well either. In order to avoid the recruitment to the army, he arranges a stay under observation in a psychiatric ward. There, he finds a manuscript of an excellent novel left by a roommate who committed suicide. Except for Kamil nobody knows about its existence…
The Lesser of Two Evils – Polish Film Festival
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51st PFF
24.09.2026 Thursday
event O 11:00 rozpoczynamy: Tours of the Gdynia Modernism Route — Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre screening O 11:00 startuje Gdynia for children: SET 7 – Consulate of Culture screening O 11:00 startuje Short Film Competition Block 2 – Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre Chamber Stage screening O 10:50 projekcja filmu „Hot Spot” – Riviera Centre Helios 6 screening room screening O 10:40 projekcja filmu „A Free Woman” – Riviera Centre Helios 5 screening room screening O 10:35 projekcja filmu „SICK” – Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre Warszawa Screening Room screening O 10:30 projekcja filmu „Gorky Resort” – Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre Large Stage screening O 10:30 projekcja filmu „Violetta Villas” – Riviera Centre Helios 3 screening room event O 10:30 rozpoczynamy: Warsztaty GDYNIA STORY — Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre salka projekcyjna – 2. piętro screening O 10:00 projekcja filmu „The Cauliflower of Destiny” – Riviera Centre Helios 8 (Dream) screening room screening O 09:30 projekcja filmu „Ulya” – Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre Goplana Screening Room screening O 09:30 projekcja filmu „Tell Me What You Feel” – Riviera Centre Helios 2 screening room screening O 09:20 projekcja filmu „EXOTIC” – Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre Morskie Oko Screening Room screening O 09:00 projekcja filmu „Through the Wall” – Riviera Centre Helios 7 (Dream) screening room23.09.2026 Wednesday
event O 15:00 rozpoczynamy: Bogusława Schubert One-Woman Show "Voyage, Voyage. Lemon Journey" — Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre event O 14:30 rozpoczynamy: Polish Actors’ Trade Union Consultations — Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel event O 13:00 rozpoczynamy: Konsultacje muzyczne No Problemo Music — Mercure Gdynia Centre Hotel hall event O 12:30 rozpoczynamy: PFA-ZAPA Consultations. Check if there are Royalties Waiting for You and How to Get Them —