50th Polish Film Festival

50th Polish Film Festival

Gdynia 22-27 September 2025

‘Avatar’ or Exchange of Souls

The peaceful life of the Łabińskis is disturbed by Oktawiusz de Saville. Mad with unreciprocated love for Countess Łabińska, he devises a scheme with a mysterious Brahmin to seduce his reluctant love interest and arrange an exchange of souls. But feminine intuition and… the poetry of one of the Three Bards threaten his vile plan. The film is an adaptation of a short story by Teofil Gautier.
‘Avatar’ or Exchange of Souls

13 Days Till Summer

A Friday evening in Poland has never been so bloody.Someone arrives at the house party with a mask and a crossbow instead of a pack of crisps, turningthe carefree night into a fight for survival. Technology fails when the murderer takes control of the security system. The doors lock, the windows shut, and the house becomes a prison. How can you survive without knowing who the hunter is?
13 Days Till Summer

A Magnet Man

The story draws on unusual events from the director’s childhood, when his father discovered mysterious healing powers within himself. A renowned energy healer, mesmerist, and chiropractor, he saw his practice as a life mission — one that often took precedence over his family and his son.  
A Magnet Man

A Short Film About Killing

It’s March 1987. In the middle of nowhere, among the fields, Jacek murders a taxi driver, leaves his massacred body behind, and returns to the city in the victim’s car. The judge sentences him to death. Piotr, a young lawyer, is plagued by doubt — unsure if he chose the right line of defence.
A Short Film About Killing

An Uneventful Story

An adaptation of a short story by Anton Chekhov. Well-known Medicine Professor sums up his achievements and experience. The man is tired by everyday routine, feels useless and struggles with existential crisis.
An Uneventful Story

Ashes and Diamonds

The final day of the war, the last night of occupation, and the morning of the first day of peace — 8th May 1945: over the course of these few hours, Maciek Chełmicki, a young soldier of the Home Army who was ordered to kill a Communist activist, will struggle with himself. Prepared to die a heroic death for his ideals, he now finds his first love and feels doubt...
Ashes and Diamonds

Asomia

Szczepan is desperate enough to undergo experimental therapy at an insomnia treatment clinic, where he endures strict discipline and fierce rivalry.
Asomia

Beautiful!

Six women fight for happiness and fulfilment. Magda tries to balance motherhood with her professional ambitions. Basia shuns love, even though she longs for it. Krysia wants to make the most of life, despite being retired. Agata, a successful businesswoman, struggles to connect with her teenage daughter. Julia is willing to sacrifice everything for her career. Little Tosia searches for answers to life’s biggest questions.
Beautiful!
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