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Ewa takes her daughter to their lake house to prepare for her 18th birthday party. Unbeknownst to her mother, Julka brings along her boyfriend. The mother openly disapproves his presence and wants to get rid of him. However, the more she tries, the more obvious it becomes that the hardest battle she will have to fight is the battle with herself.
Dec 2017
Olga’s life is filled with strained relationships with her parents, a sugar daddy on his last legs after COVID, and labour rights protests held in bitter cold. But she has no intention of backing down.
Dec 2024
At her father's funeral, eleven-year-old Tosia meets his mistress and her five-year-old son, Kajtek. Tosia tries at all costs to chase away the funeral's unwanted guests, and eventually turns on Kajtek. It turns out, however, that the boy Tosia perceived as an enemy becomes a link between her and her deceased father, helping her to overcome this difficult experience.
Feb 2024
Sandra and Dawid are about to get married. First, however, Sandra has to terminate her pregnancy due to genetic defects in the fetus. The dramatic event calls into question their future as a couple.
Jun 2019
Marta works at her father’s automobile repair shop. After her boyfriend is arrested, Marta is faced with a difficult choice: to stay loyal to her father, or to do what it takes to get her boyfriend released.
May 2017
Jan 2025
Tomasz needs money. Today he will get everything back - the plant, Małgorzata and his son, who is just turning ten. Fortunately, Tomasz's addiction helps him win really big money. Today it will work...
Sep 2024
Jan 2020
Ania and her best friend Kasia have fallen out. When Kasia destroys her graduation paintings out of frustration, Ania feels guilty and wants to apologise but realises there is more to her friend’s behaviour than meets the eye.
Sep 2023
Jun 2015
A young, Polish woman is forced to choose between her family and her career as an actress.
Jul 2017
Emilia's son, when asked what his mother does, would reply that she rescues penguins. On the day Emilia leaves for another polar expedition, the boy tries to stop her.
Sep 2025
After a lousy evening with a younger lover, fifty-year-old Sabina takes a taxi. A minute later, a blue-haired girl, Anka, runs into the street and asks Sabina for help.
Aug 2023
Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Nastya and Ira are staying at a temporary accommodation center for refugees in the seaside town Gdynia, north of Poland. The haven in Gdynia for them becomes a refuge and a time for reflection. It prompts them to ponder whether people are the smiths of their fate or whether are they subject to unpredictable events over which they have no control.
Jan 2024
Natalia and Malina lead completely different lives. Malina is a rebellious girl searching for her path and trying to figure out what she really wants. Natalia is a famous actress, and a respected mother and wife living in a luxurious residence. When, as usual, Malina turns to her sister for help, she meets with an unexpected refusal. But spending a few hours with Natalia helps her realize that her sister’s life is full of mysteries.
Oct 2023
Sara is on holiday in a beautiful palace belonging to her lover’s relatives, but the summer bliss quickly turns into a nightmare. Trapped in a web of family lies and manipulations, she faces a moral dilemma. Who can be trusted when the line between loyalty and betrayal begins to blur?
10-year-old Magda loses her younger brother. The father is deeply grieved, the mother is cold and unavailable. Magda decides to revive Marcel and has a great idea for it that must work.
Sep 2022
Travelling is a violation of the rules when a player holding the ball moves one or both feet illegally. Fifteen-year-old Justyna, trying to escape her mom's life, falls into a fascination with the new neighbor. A short and intense relationship will push her to grow up quickly.
Sep 2015
A couple of young Ukrainians, Olena and Dima, is travelling to Sweden. Dima’s wallet with her passport gets stolen in a Polish train. A thief throws it through a window. They have to find it before a ferry leaves. The real reason of this travel reveals.
May 2013
Jola lives in Podlasie, near the border with Belarus. Her son Marek works in the Border Guard and combs the forests looking for illegal immigrants. Jola is a taxi driver and does not want to interfere, but one day a car breakdown will force her to confront her own beliefs.
May 2025