Jerzy Stuhr

Dekalog

The Ten Commandments, exact and uncompromising, literally cast in stone, continues to provide a source of moral...

Sexmission

Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be br...

Three Colors: White

Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominiq...

We Have a Pope

The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to se...

Blind Chance

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the re...

My Agent

As the Days Come and the Days Go

A story about the fate of two Krakow families, the action takes place in the years 1874-1914.

Camera Buff

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named...

Killer

An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who n...

Mystification

Lazowski, an expelled university student, investigates the supposed suicide of the famous artist Witkacy and tr...

King Size

The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, tha...

L'ultimo Papa Re

The Third Part of the Night

Set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the story follows Michał, who witnesses the murder of his mother, wif...

A Brighter Tomorrow

An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the...

Déjà vu

After Mick Nich, a 1930's Chicago gangster, sells out his own gang to the police, the Mafia hires the best hitm...

The Caiman

Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to...

Departures, Returns

A dramatic story about a young man entangled in complicated matters of war, conspiracy and political struggle....

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz directed this insightful TV documentary (2005) tracing the Polish filmmaker's career. F...

Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes

Scope is a prisoner on a behemoth space station and is chosen, like all his fellow prisoners, to 'volunteer' fo...

The Big Animal

When the circus leaves town, Zygmunt and Marysia unwittingly adopt a camel into their home. The couple quickly...

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe

The story of catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the...

Forgive Us Our Debts

Threatened by creditors, a newly unemployed man agrees to work for a debt collector, but soon discovers his dea...

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist haple...

A Year of the Quiet Sun

Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love. Eventually...

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization

The world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anything that ven...

Medium

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder ritual...

From a Far Country

This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Pete...

Killer 2

Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President, meeting wor...

A Party for Ten, Plus Three

A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of the low wage...

Without Anesthesia

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill...

The Scar

When a political decision is made as to the location of a new large chemical factory, Stefan Bednarz is put in...

Decalogue X

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by...

The Calm

A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place...

Talking Heads 2021

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1...

Love Stories

Jerzy Stuhr scripted, directed and plays four roles in this Polish comedy about four men -- an army officer, a...

Invisible World

An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.