Katarzyna Łaniewska Movies

A young man looking for work in Warsaw has to overcome many hurdles in the world of bureaucracy to finally get employed.

The main character of the film is a little boy named Marek, who from an enemy of nature becomes its devoted friend. Before this happens, however,...

Following a successful robbery on Christmas Eve, two thieves go hiding into a children's home, where every child is expecting Santa Claus to come...

A Polish Resistance fighter who survived the Nazi years cannot accept the new Communist power.

Panoramic view of a resort town in the summer of 1930. In seventeen episodes we get a glimpse at the microcosm of its colourful inhabitants and...

University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents.

Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the...

Three stories about life problems, each rooted in contemporary reality through newspaper reports and a “Polityka” magazine survey,...

Inspired by true events of 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk, the film tells the partially fictional story of crash and various people...

On August 1, 1944, Warsaw holds its breath as Home Army couriers spread word that “W-hour” is at 17:00. A platoon under...

After the death of his wife, Marcin stays alone with his growing son on the farm.

Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who...

Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a...

After getting a university degree, Marek Grzyb comes back to his village and does his best to convince the people to modernize.

The short stories showing the troubles of youth serving in the "Służba Polsce" organisation.

An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dating back 100 years.

An unknown man brings a wounded boy from a hospital and prompty walks away. The boy soon dies and the militia captain Budny begins an investigation,...

After completing a project, a shipbuilder grows restless and travels the country on his motorcycle. He leaves his wife as he engages in a series of...

Tomasz, an old peasant, tries to find himself in the new reality after the First World War.

A film from the "Silhouettes of Polish Literature" series