Second half of the 1970s. A few teenagers from the town of Ustrzyki Dolne, led by a charismatic and undisciplined student of the local school, Siczka, decided to become punks and get into punk rock. They start a band called KSU. They make rebellious music, at the same time transplanting elements of the London ‘punk culture’ onto the grounds of the shabby region. The boys’ activities get noticed by the...

Having moved to Podlasie region in the north-east of Poland, Julia, a psychologist, becomes an involuntary witness and participant of the dramatic events at the Polish-Belarussian border. Conscious of the risk and legal consequences, she joins a group of activists that help refugees who are camping out in the forests in the state of emergency zone. At the same time, a Syrian family who are fleeing from war and a...

The story of Jerzy and Helena Kulej, the most vibrant married couple of the 1960s in Poland. He is a legendary boxer, a two-time European and eight-time Polish champion, the only Polish boxer to have won two Olympic golds, and though never knocked out in the ring, collapsing many a times in his private life. She is a strong woman, always there by his side, but refusing to stay in...

Although Maja has devoted all her life to acting, she does not believe in herself or what she is capable of. She thinks that she’s part of the majority of students who will never find a job after acting school. That’s why she plans to enrol on Marketing and Management after graduation. Everything changes when a new director crosses her path. The charismatic man’s job is to guide his students...

Jurek, along with his father-in-law Ben, confronts the loss of a loved one and decides to perform the Chinese ritual of minghun – a post-mortem wedding. The two set out on an emotional journey deep into themselves with the aim of finding a perfect partner for the deceased to spend eternity with. The clash of the two very distinct cultures is there to help make both the protagonists and the...

Once war in Ukraine breaks out, five women – each representing different generations and points of view – start a desperate fight to save themselves and their loved ones. Their fates intertwine into an edifying tale of love, courage, sacrifice and the power of the human spirit. trigger warnings: rape, murder, life-threatening, attempted suicide age rating: 15+

Lacking the talent that has been defining her family for generations, Simona Kossak is growing up knowing no warmth from her authoritarian mother. After graduating from the university, she leaves everything behind – her home, tradition and social norms – and accepts the position of a scientist in Białowieża, starting to live her life on her own terms. She settles in the middle of the forest, in a house with...

Remek Wróbel is a postman and a passionate member of an amateur football team. He’s about to turn forty and he’s a bachelor. He fervently studies the encyclopaedia, exercising his extraordinary memory. Apart from his resourceful, shady businessman friend Pedro, Remek has no-one else he’d be close with. And he likes it that way. One day everything changes, and his well-organised life gets turned upside down. On top of that,...