The brick and other film awards

In Ossolineum in Wroclaw, Andrzej Wajda tells about all the awards he has received in the last 50 years of his career. His speech is accompanied by numerous archival materials and fragments of his films.
The brick and other film awards

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

Mr. Lazarescu, 63 years old, lives in a block of flats with three cats. His wife died and his daughter emigrated to Canada. One day he feels sick and calls an ambulance. Before it arrives he asks his neighbors for help. Suspecting colon cancer, the doctor examining him decides to put the man in hospital. However, in the hospital other priorities stand in his way, so mistaken for an alcoholic,...
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

The Eagle

A legend of the 2nd World War on the screen. September 1939. ORP Orzeł awaits commands, her crew watches helplessly the shelling of Westerplatte. The submarine is sent to neutral Tallinn and, as a result of German diplomatic pressure, she is interned by the Estonians. The situation of the crew is further worsened by their commander’s illness. Captain Grabiński (Wieńczysław Gliński) takes command of the ship and with the crew...
The Eagle

The Fifth Season of The Year

The journey of the two main characters across the country constitutes a perfect occasion to reconcile with the reality of modern Poland. This is a picture of Poland after 20 years of democracy which is devised to make viewers reflect on the country we used to live in 'yesterday' and on the one we are going to live in 'tomorrow'. As the characters spent their youth and adult lives in...
The Fifth Season of The Year

The Fourth Dimension

Grolsch Film Works and VICE Films present 'The Fourth Dimension', a film that gives us a glimpse of enlightenment through the eyes of three one-of-a-kind characters. The three filmmakers - Fedorchenko, Korine and Kwiecinski - have created three unique stories that offer up their vision of this higher plane of existence, the Fourth Dimension. Each filmmaker takes his character on a journey that changes the way they see the world...
The Fourth Dimension

The Fourth Sin

Robert took a break in his painting studies at the Academy of Fine Arts due to family reasons. His arrogant attitude towards the people around him makes him more and more isolated from them. Robert’s perception of the world undergoes a change when his friend Michał lands in hospital after having a stroke.
The Fourth Sin

The Hamster

One night a hamster called Przemek falls down from a high floor of an old house. Przemek is a beloved pet of two elderly people - Mrs Maria and Mr Wacław. A shocked couple finds Przemek in a dustbin under their window. The hamster is wearing a parachute made of tissue and has a helmet made of a deodorant cap on its head. It is barely alive. The author of...
The Hamster

The Hour-Glass Sanatorium

A poetic drama. Joseph, a young man, who arrives at an unreal sanatorium ran by dr Gotart, visits his father who, although long deceased, is staying there. In his mind, he relives his childhood and the world of the small town, in which he grew up - the world, which is now destroyed and decayed. His attempt to bring the world back to life - perhaps in another form -...
The Hour-Glass Sanatorium