100 Years of Poland 2018: Films Series Starts 1st July till mid September 2018 This Polish films series covers a wide range of periods, styles and genres, including struggles for freedom and life under foreign[...]

      ‘When the Sun was a God / Stara Baśń’ dir. George Hoffman (2003). This drama/fantasy tells the legendary story of King Popiel. It is set in Poland’s pagan times with fast action,[...]

‘Quo Vadis / Where are you going?’ dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz (2002). This masterpiece tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman of royal descent, Ligia, and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician. It[...]

Pan Tadeusz or Mr Tadeusz, recounts the story of two feuding noble families and the love between Tadeusz Soplica (the title character) of one family, and Zosia of the other. Beautiful scenes and period costumes[...]

‘With Fire and Sword / Ogniem i Mieczem’ dir. Jerzy Hoffman (1999) This historical adventure drama is based on the novel ‘With Fire and Sword’, the first part in ‘The Trilogy’ by Nobel prize-winner Henryk[...]

‘In Desert and Wilderness’ dir. Gavin Hood (2010). Captions available for deaf community by request. Stas (14) and Nel (8) are thrilled to be with their fathers in exotic Egypt. The palm trees and beaches[...]

‘The Revenge / Zemsta’ dir. Andrzej Wajda (2002). In this period comedy, royal cupbearer Raptusiewicz resides in one half of a castle, with the other half inhabited by his hated rival Regent Milczek. Raptusiewicz wishes[...]

‘On the Banks of Niemen / Nad Niemnem’ dir. Zbigniew Kuzminski (1986). Justyna Orzelska and Jan Bohatyrowicz fall in love, but can’t be together as one comes from nobility and the other is a commoner.[...]

‘Promised Land / Ziemia obiecana’ dir. Andrzej Wajda (1975). This historical drama is set during the late 19th century in Lódz, the cradle of the Polish textile industry, which seems to be a promising place[...]

Warsaw residents Ola and Jan experience one of the most important battles in world history. The Battle for Independence halted the Red Army’s march on Europe in the aftermath of WW1, forcing Lenin and Trotsky[...]