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Miasto 44: Directed by Jan Komasa. With Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz, Anna Próchniak, Antoni Królikowski. A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.

Obywatel: Directed by Jerzy Stuhr. With Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Barbara Horawianka. The film begins with the protagonist's tragic accident that happens before he enters the television building and is coincidentally connected to the President of Poland's visit to the building. After this, the action takes place in the hospital room where the protagonist is being brought back to life. In the patient's hallucinations his 60-year life is being replayed--childhood, youth, and adulthood--and is intertwined with Poland's postwar history through various political systems until a surprising end.

Walesa: Man of Hope: Directed by Andrzej Wajda. With Robert Wieckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Iwona Bielska, Zbigniew Zamachowski. The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Poland's Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution.

In the Name Of: Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. With Andrzej Chyra, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Maja Ostaszewska, Lukasz Simlat. Running toward God but away from his sexuality, Adam became a priest at age 21. Now the head of a rural parish, he's still tormented by desire. When Father Adam attempts to help a troubled teen, long-suppressed feelings begin to surface.

Gleboka woda: With Marcin Dorocinski, Julia Kijowska, Katarzyna Maciag, Piotr Nowak.

Blondynka: With Izabela Dabrowska, Krzysztof Gosztyla, Krzysztof Pluskota, Andrzej Grabowski.

Wojna polsko-ruska: Directed by Xawery Zulawski. With Borys Szyc, Roma Gasiorowska, Maria Strzelecka, Sonia Bohosiewicz. An aggressive thug has problems with his girlfriend. Over the course of several chaotic days he walks around the hood, takes drugs and confronts himself with other women.