Paweł Smagała

A zany nobleman contends with family feuds and clashes with peasants in his quest to become the most famous person in Poland.

Three-year-old Nikola Szlezyngier disappears in unexplained circumstances and her parents Angelika and Dawid are the main suspects. Angelika contacts an old friend Joanna Chylka, a brilliant, cynical and successful lawyer to help. With her new apprentice Kordian, Joanna will try to bring the case to a happy close.

A western, inspired by the likes of Tarantino and Leone, set in the 1920s in the borderland between Poland and the USSR: Twin brothers plan to rob a rival Mafia style family, an instance of female empowerment in that it is run by sisters.

Deep in the thick forest, far from civilization, lives a small community whose rules are dictated by a mysterious ruler. The villagers spend their days working and endlessly awaiting the arrival of an expected guest.

Three high school graduates prepare to start the next chapter of their lives, but the outbreak of World War II may derail their dreams forever.

Created under a 'manifesto' whose directives would make Lars von Trier shudder, an anthology is presented that might look on paper like an exercise in forced hipness. Fortunately, its creators – Harmony Korine (USA), Alexsei Fedorchenko (Russia) and Jan Kwiecinski (Poland) – prove innovative and just insane enough to make an exhilarating experiment.

“Close your eyes and look at your fears each for yourself. everyone is allowed to be. Any fear of a person coming from another space. Everyone is afraid of some person who lacks something and wants to come from somewhere." Five types on which the heroes meet their most common ailments and obsessions. Body, religion, politics, eco-activism, shamanism.

Marta's surprise birthday party sets in motion a spiral of tragic events.

It's the last week of school in a small polish town's junior high school. Waiting for the final party, several students pass the time at a city pool, as if anticipating the emotional whirlwind they are about to experience. The action takes place somewhere in Poland, where ‘LGBT free zones’ are a reality in 2020. It’s a story about young people, their problems and romantic endeavours in the era of the Internet and social apps, when creating genuine relationships is unnaturally difficult.

Mary, just about to turn 50, works in a supermarket and her life isn't all that exciting. Then, one day, plagued by the annoying symptoms of her menopause, she overdoses on the hormon patches her doctor prescribed to her and when her vibrant and free-spirited niece Helena decides to crash at her house, Mary’s senses and imagination suddenly come alive. Now the two women are not only forced to redefine their relationship - in order to break free once and for all, Mary has to be ready to finally lose her virginity.

Luke, a GP is about to get married to vivacious Katherine. On the surface everything is perfect, but as the wedding preparations intensify Luke is plagued by nightmares that throw him into chaos. Unable to sleep he visits a hypnotherapist. They travel down deep into Luke's subconscious mind and a mysterious world of forests, witches and fire is revealed. He attempts to reach out to Katherine but she is lost in the fever of the preparations and is blind to his disquiet. In the midst of this chaos, Amelia enters his life, she seem so familiar and something deep in him unravels

Warany z Komodo is based on two parallel stories: a group of autistic adults living at Farm Life (a therapy centre near Krakow) and young parents Agata and Franek, who want to sacrifice their own son. We meet the characters in their everyday lives, works and ordinary behaviours, and question ourselves about the meaning of sacrifice in the secular world.