Elżbieta Okupska

Doll (2013)

The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Kos-Krauze  •  Krzysztof Krauze
CAST:  Jowita Budnik  •  Joanna Niemirska  •  Antoni Pawlicki  •  Artur Steranko

The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Kos-Krauze  •  Krzysztof Krauze
CAST:  Jowita Budnik  •  Joanna Niemirska  •  Antoni Pawlicki  •  Artur Steranko

White Dress (2003)

Careerist Maciej gives a lift to a hitchhiker with opposite beliefs as they both head to their hometowns. In the meantime, the local community gets prepared for the annual Corpus Christi procession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michał Kwieciński
CAST:  Paweł Małaszyński  •  Sambor Czarnota  •  Izabela Dąbrowska  •  Bartłomiej Topa

Careerist Maciej gives a lift to a hitchhiker with opposite beliefs as they both head to their hometowns. In the meantime, the local community gets prepared for the annual Corpus Christi procession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michał Kwieciński
CAST:  Paweł Małaszyński  •  Sambor Czarnota  •  Izabela Dąbrowska  •  Bartłomiej Topa

Women's Day (2012)

Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for better wages and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Sadowska
CAST:  Katarzyna Kwiatkowska  •  Eryk Lubos  •  Klara Bielawka  •  Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for better wages and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Sadowska
CAST:  Katarzyna Kwiatkowska  •  Eryk Lubos  •  Klara Bielawka  •  Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Angelus (2001)

A commune built around the pursuit of spiritual perfection through the occult begins to see its prophecies come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Jan Siodlaczek  •  Pawel Steinert  •  Jacenty Jędrusik  •  Malgorzata Madejowska

A commune built around the pursuit of spiritual perfection through the occult begins to see its prophecies come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Jan Siodlaczek  •  Pawel Steinert  •  Jacenty Jędrusik  •  Malgorzata Madejowska

It Looks Pretty from a Distance (2012)

Unfolding in a secluded Polish village 'Z daleka widok jest piekny' (It looks pretty from a distance) is a love story between a scrapper and a young woman. Seen through the monotony of everyday life the film depicts the hardships of a rural community in present-day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Sasnal  •  Wilhelm Sasnal  •  Jakub Czekaj
CAST:  Marcin Czarnik  •  Agnieszka Podsiadlik  •  Piotr Nowak  •  Elżbieta Okupska

Unfolding in a secluded Polish village 'Z daleka widok jest piekny' (It looks pretty from a distance) is a love story between a scrapper and a young woman. Seen through the monotony of everyday life the film depicts the hardships of a rural community in present-day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Sasnal  •  Wilhelm Sasnal  •  Jakub Czekaj
CAST:  Marcin Czarnik  •  Agnieszka Podsiadlik  •  Piotr Nowak  •  Elżbieta Okupska

Wojaczek (1999)

Polish rebel Rafal Wojaczek writes poetry and lives life on the edge before his suicide in 1971.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Krzysztof Siwczyk  •  Dominika Ostałowska  •  Andrzej Mastalerz  •  Elżbieta Okupska

Polish rebel Rafal Wojaczek writes poetry and lives life on the edge before his suicide in 1971.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Krzysztof Siwczyk  •  Dominika Ostałowska  •  Andrzej Mastalerz  •  Elżbieta Okupska

I Am (2005)

"I am" tells the story of Kundel, a boy searching for his place in life, his identity. After running away from an orphanage where he is treated as an outcast among outcasts by both his peers and the adults in charge, and being rejected a second time by his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorota Kędzierzawska
CAST:  Piotr Jagielski  •  Agnieszka Nagórzycka  •  Edyta Jungowska  •  Paweł Wilczak

"I am" tells the story of Kundel, a boy searching for his place in life, his identity. After running away from an orphanage where he is treated as an outcast among outcasts by both his peers and the adults in charge, and being rejected a second time by his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorota Kędzierzawska
CAST:  Piotr Jagielski  •  Agnieszka Nagórzycka  •  Edyta Jungowska  •  Paweł Wilczak

Field of Dogs (2014)

A visionary romance based on a contemporary reading of Dante.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Michal Tatarek  •  Elżbieta Okupska  •  Jacenty Jędrusik  •  Jan Warta

A visionary romance based on a contemporary reading of Dante.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Michal Tatarek  •  Elżbieta Okupska  •  Jacenty Jędrusik  •  Jan Warta

Benek (2007)

The miner leaves the mine and tries to start a new life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Gliński
CAST:  Marcin Tyrol  •  Mirosława Żak  •  Magdalena Popławska  •  Zbigniew Stryj

The miner leaves the mine and tries to start a new life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Gliński
CAST:  Marcin Tyrol  •  Mirosława Żak  •  Magdalena Popławska  •  Zbigniew Stryj

Killing Auntie (2013)

Jurek is 23 years old and he is a history student. He lives with his loving auntie, who raises him and supports him. Feeling that she is a cause and a symbol of his existential boredom, monotony and malaise, he reaches for the hammer…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mateusz Głowacki
CAST:  Marek Kossakowski  •  Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel  •  Aleksandra Pisula  •  Maciej Ferlak

Jurek is 23 years old and he is a history student. He lives with his loving auntie, who raises him and supports him. Feeling that she is a cause and a symbol of his existential boredom, monotony and malaise, he reaches for the hammer…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mateusz Głowacki
CAST:  Marek Kossakowski  •  Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel  •  Aleksandra Pisula  •  Maciej Ferlak

Brigitte Bardot Forever (2022)

Inspired by the tale of Telemachus in Homer’s Odyssey, young Adam’s mother is persecuted by the state police because his father fought in WWII as a pilot before disappearing. Adam fantasizes about his father and one day, while watching Godard’s Contempt in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Kacper Olszewski  •  Magdalena Różczka  •  Joanna Opozda  •  Weronika Rosati

Inspired by the tale of Telemachus in Homer’s Odyssey, young Adam’s mother is persecuted by the state police because his father fought in WWII as a pilot before disappearing. Adam fantasizes about his father and one day, while watching Godard’s Contempt in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lech Majewski
CAST:  Kacper Olszewski  •  Magdalena Różczka  •  Joanna Opozda  •  Weronika Rosati