One of the masterpieces of the Polish Film School – a confrontation with the mythologised war past.The film constits of two novels, which “are bound by the smilirar world view. These men were rational and capable of keeping a reasonable distance from the madness of the world around them. Eventually, however, their rationalism turend out to be an illusion and each of them decided to toe the line under the...

An old man has hiccups sitting on a bench, a drunken youth is snoring on the carriage, a kind old lady is picking lilies in the meadow, women are sewing in the dressmaker’s shop, men are playing bowling in a pub, a bee keeper is gathering the honey, a mechanical harvester is harvesting the wheat, which will turn into flour in the mill, and then into dumplings in grandma’s kitchen......

How do we know that old people die first? In a small old people’s home everyone secretly looks after everyone else. Enjoying everyday activities and rituals, the elderly do not wait for the death idly!

A short story about a boy waiting for a call from a girl. Strange things happen in the meantime and everything leads to a curious end.

Silviu has only five days left before his release from the juvenile detention centre. But these five days become an eternity when his mother returns from a long absence to take his younger brother away. A brother whom he raised like a son. Moreover, he has fallen in love with a beautiful social worker. With the time running out and his emotions boiling over, Silviu closes his eyes... Freedom, the...

Anna is twenty-something. She is beautiful, smart, and sensitive. After the traumatic events in her maladjusted family, she wants to find refuge in the nunnery. It seems that nothing can disturb her inner peace. However, the bad memories return as nightmares. The Mother Superior who acts strange towards Anna, maintains that the girl is possessed by Satan. She promises help to Anna, as she claims she has a special relationship...

Bazyli – a young sports doctor and a jazzman after-hours – meets Pelagia at a music lounge. During the night they spend together, the two engage in a love game of smoke and mirrors. Their mutual fascination intensifies, and an innocent flirt quickly evolves into an erotic poker. The stakes are high: if the girl loses, she will give herself to Bazyli.

World War II, Italy. In the palazzo located away from the world the drama of love, betrayal, and jealousy begins. Two brothers: the older one, a lawyer married to a German woman, the younger - a fascist army officer. The younger man has an affair with his brother's wife. The jealous husband seeks revenge, but is murdered by the lovers. They make his death appear to be an accident, until...