Birthplace

Birthplace 1992

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Henryk Greenberg is a Polish-born American who lost much of his family in the Holocaust. Certain of the location where his father and younger brother were murdered, Greenberg returns to find most of his former neighbors predictably claiming foggy memories at first; but soon their recollections come more easily.

1992

The Choice of Poland

The Choice of Poland 1991

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A documentary about the election campaign and the first free elections in Poland in 1990. The filmmakers look behind the scenes of the political game. They present candidates during meetings with voters, document meetings of election staffs and listen to the ‘voice of the street’.

1991

The Happy Life of Benedykt Jerzy Dorys

The Happy Life of Benedykt Jerzy Dorys 1990

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Made just before the protagonist's death, Maria Kwiatkowska's film is a documentary portrait of one of the most outstanding Polish fashion and portrait photographers, Benedykt Jerzy Dorys. The co-founder of the Union of Polish Art Photographers talks about his artistic path and his personal life.

1990

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Thou Shalt Not Kill 1991

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Józef Gębski's film is a documentary reconstruction of the crime committed by NKVD officers against Polish officers imprisoned in Starobielsk and Kharkov in 1940. Accounts of historians and prosecutors are juxtaposed with the testimony of the then heads of the central and regional NKVD board.

1991

Silence, Darkness

Silence, Darkness 1999

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The film was made at the Polish Sculpture Center in Oransko, during sculpture workshops for deaf-blind people. The camera shows the process of creation, which is closely connected with getting to know oneself. It is accompanied by hesitation, anger and joy.

1999

The Smoke Only

The Smoke Only 1990

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A documentary tackling the problem of air pollution in Walbrzych. The film shows the effects of excessive and ill-considered industrialization of the region: the sky covered with smoke, mining waste heaps piling up, burnt buildings, and, above all, the residents exposed to smog from an early age.

1990

Love Demands a Sacrifice

Love Demands a Sacrifice 1991

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Documentary film about Polish airmen who fought in the British Air Force during World War II. The narrative frame of the documentary consists of excerpts from a mass in one of the churches in London in honour of the airmen. The middle part of the film is a series of interviews with veterans.

1991

In the Shadow of the Palace

In the Shadow of the Palace 1991

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Russians working at the bazaar near the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw talk about their everyday life.

1991