Halina Kowalska

Kłopotliwy gość

Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.

How It's Done

Two ambitious men - one a self-described director, another a self-described writer, meet on a train to Zakopane and decide to make a movie together.

Kardiogram

A young doctor arrives in a sleepy village and becomes involved with secret tragedies plaguing the inhabitants.

A Jungle Book of Regulations

Janek and Wanda live in a small room in a villa, while other rooms are occupied by offices of various institutions. Janek often stays at work after hours, just to avoid returning to the cramped apartment too early. One day, a man named Malinowski, who once lived in the same small room, visits the couple. He proposes to exchange their room for a new, two-room apartment that he has just received. Janek and Wanda are initially distrustful, but eventually, the exchange takes place. It turns out that Wanda's ex-husband, Jerzy, already lives in the new apartment. Despite the divorce, as he is registered with Wanda, he has the right to continue living in her apartment. Janek tries to find a way to get rid of the intruder.

Kryptonim Nektar

A journalist investigates a hot new drink that just hit the market.

Beata

Teenaged Beata, disgusted with hypocrisy around her, runs away from home.

Dom

A former concentration camp prisoner appears in a deserted town in the regained western territories. Soon more follow.

Goodnight

Two neighbours living in one block of flats share the same dreams at night - they murder each another.

The Window

Krzysztof, a 30-something writer has been on a downward spiral ever since the success of his first novel. Struggling to compete his new work, the "Book of All Books" he retreats into alcoholism when he meets Basia, with whom he begins a volatile relationship.

Quiet Is the Night

In 1920s Poland, a police commissioner leads the investigation into a series of brutal murders of young boys as the case grows increasingly unsettling and personal.

I Hate Mondays

An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.

Milion za Laurę

An antique guitar brings upon a series of increasingly fantastical encounters.

Drewniany różaniec

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

The Hourglass Sanatorium

Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Pictures from Life

Seven stories based on unusual court cases from Poland.