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1) Ida
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Polish
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A moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating from the terrible years of the Nazi occupation.
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Polish
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Leopold Socha is a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland. One day he encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town's sewers beneath the bustling activity of the city above. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely alliance between Socha and the Jews as the enterprise...
4) Afterimage
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Polish
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The great Polish director Andrzej Wajda returns with this passionate biopic about avant-garde artist Wladyslaw Strzeminski (brilliantly played by Polish superstar Boguslaw Linda), who battled Stalinist orthodoxy and his own physical impairments to advance his progressive ideas about art.
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Polish
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Catholic priest Adam lives in rural Poland, where he works with teenagers otherwise forgotten by their community. He succeeds in declining the advances of a local woman, as his embrace of the priesthood has become a flight from facing the truth of his own sexuality. When he meets the taciturn son of a simple rural family, his self-imposed abstinence becomes a heavy burden.
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Polish
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After spending years in a Warsaw prison for a violent crime, 20-year-old Daniel is released and sent to a remote village to work as a manual laborer. The job is designed to keep the ex-con busy, but Daniel has a higher calling. Over the course of his incarceration he has found Christ, and aspires to join the clergy - but his criminal record means no seminary will accept him. When Daniel arrives in town, one quick lie allows him to be mistaken for...
7) Beyond Words
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Polish
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Nothing in successful Berlin lawyer Michael gives away his Polish roots. The sudden appearance of his father, long presumed dead, plunges him into existential crisis. After his father leaves, Michael can't return to his life as a German.
8) Ida
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Language
Polish
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From acclaimed director Pawel Pawlikowski comes Ida, a moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating from the terrible years of the Nazi occupation. Winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
9) Playground
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Polish
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Final day of school in a small Polish town. It's the very last chance for 12-Year-Old Gabrysia to tell her classmate that she had fallen in love with him. She sets up a secret meeting and blackmails her love interest to show up. But what was supposed to be an intimate talk spins out of control and this seemingly normal day in life of three ordinary elementary school students culminates in shocking and terrifying events.
11) Fear of Falling
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Polish
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A troubled father-son relationship is explored in this festival-winning drama. As Marcin nears fatherhood, he works to come full circle with his father, a man suffering from schizophrenia. Will the two men be able to put the past behind and build to a better future?
12) Leave No Traces
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Polish
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In 1983 Communist Poland, a high school student named Grzegorz Przemyk is beaten to death by the police. The only witness to the tragedy becomes the number one enemy of the state. (149 characters)
13) Agnieszka
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Polish
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A woman out of prison seeks a second chance in this gritty drama. Fresh out of a five-year prison stint, Agnieszka is a tough woman looking to turn a corner. An underworld opportunity gives her a shot at freedom, but when Agnieszka falls for a younger man, she finds herself in a new web of lies and deceptions.
14) Sweet Rush
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Polish
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An older woman finds new youth in this award-winning drama. Trapped in a marriage to a doctor who has no time for her, Marta's life is turning lonely. When she meets a young friend, Marta forges a bond that gives her a second chance at living.
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Polish
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A touching story about the strength of family ties in a situation of imminent danger. Marta (Agata Kulesza) is a renowned actress, a star of popular series. In spite of her fame and money she still can't find her way in life. In contrast to her strong and dominating elder sister, Kasia (Gabriela Muskala) is sensitive and has a tendency towards exaltation. Her marriage is far from perfect, her husband is a loser constantly trying to find a job. There...
17) Nina
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Polish
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Nina and Wotjek are a married (but mismatched) couple. They're eager to have a child, but Nina can't conceive. When a chance encounter introduces them to Magda, Wotjek believes they may have found a suitable surrogate. But meeting the fiercely independent, single-minded Magda awakens a repressed desire in Nina, causing events to spiral out of everyone's control.
18) A Cat with a Dog
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Polish
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Andrzej (Olgard Lukaszewicz) and Janusz (Robert Wieckiewicz) are both acclaimed film directors who have long since gone their separate ways. When Andrzej suffers a serious cerebral hemorrage, his subsequent paralysis is too much for his long-time partner Iga (Aleksandra Konieczna) to handle. She calls his brother Janusz, who with the help of his wife Beata (Bozena Stachura) decide to take him to live with them. A bittersweet tale about setting aside...
19) I Never Cry
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Polish
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Small-town girl Ola (17) is an outspoken teenager with an ironclad character. She helps her mother take care of her disabled brother, while her father works on a construction site in Dublin. Ola resents him for not being home with them, he has almost become a stranger to her. However, he promised Ola a car for her 18th birthday. For the girl, the car is a big deal: it proves that her father remembers her, and what's more, Ola wants to become a taxi...
20) Hatred
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Polish
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Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.
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