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1. Poland: A Nation under Stress (Polen an der Grenze)

In the run-up to parliamentary elections in mid-October, Polish filmmaker Marcin Wierzchowski travelled across his country to gauge the atmosphere in a society that is more divided than ever.

2. Poor-Land (Bieda-Ziemia)

A documentary about unemployed workers in Walbrzych, Poland.

3. Skating-rink in the Royal Baths (Ślizgawka w Łazienkach)

The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

4. The Hitler–Stalin Pact (Le Pacte Hitler-Staline : autopsie d'un cataclysme)

How could Hitler and Stalin, sworn ideological enemies, come to a secret pact in 1939? The captivating and detailed story of the diplomatic fiasco that led to the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact and its devastating consequences.

It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.

5. Ukraine-Poland: The Border of Solidarity (Ukraine-Pologne: la frontière de la solidarité)

Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, several million refugees have already been taken in by Poles. In the Lublin region, near the Bug River, which marks the border with Ukraine and Belarus, farmers, shopkeepers, a photographer, and a teacher tell how their daily lives have been transformed by the outbreak of this war.

6. In the back of history - The lost villages of Masuria (Im Rücken der Geschichte - Die verlorenen Dörfer von Masuren)

In September of 2017 German writer and director Daniel Raboldt accompanied a group of German and Polish scientists and students into the woods of Masuria, Poland. The expedition aimed to find traces of the so-called "lost villages", left by the Masurians around 1945 by the end of the Second World War. Today only some of the old graveyards can be found deep in the woods of the beautiful Masurian landscape. The documentary "In the back of history - The lost villages of Masuria" shows the students at their work in the historic archives and in the woods. How conclusive can this kind of historic research be? How much can we really learn by looking through old files or other sources? And what can we learn from the vanishing of the Masurians? Do we face similar problems today? The film dives deep into themes like the rise of nationalism and identity and uncovers the tragic end of a population that was asked one simple question in the early 20th century: Stay or Leave?

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

7. Half the Town (Die Hälfte der Stadt)

What connects a photograph, the Second World War and a young couple? Set in the town of Kozienice, which was divided between the Polish and the Germans, the film follows Jewish photographer, Chaim Berman, through his family history, political persecution and work.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

8. Le Bison d'Europe, colosse de la forêt (Le Bison d'Europe, colosse de la forêt)

(Le Bison d'Europe, colosse de la forêt)

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

9. Coś sędzia długą przerwę zarządził (Coś sędzia długą przerwę zarządził)

Amateur documentary film about Polish Cup 1997-98 Final.

10. Street Art (Sztuka ulicy)

A short news reel documentary about poster art.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

11. The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls (Дибук. Історія мандрівних душ)

30 thousand Hasidim journey to Uman in Ukraine to celebrate the Jewish New Year at the gravesite of Rebbe Nachmann. A Ukrainian far-right group erects a cross at the site of Hasidic prayers and builds a monument to Cossacks who slaughtered thousands of Jews and Poles in 1768.

12. Les juifs de Pologne, des cendres à l'espoir (Les juifs de Pologne, des cendres à l'espoir)

(Les juifs de Pologne, des cendres à l'espoir)

13. Icon (Ikona)

“Where is the human soul? Is it in the heart? In the brain? Or maybe elsewhere?”, wonders an old doctor who has spent his life working at a psychiatric hospital in the Siberian countryside. The place, which was inaccessible for film crews, can be shown thanks to its residents, some of whom spent several decades at the hospital. This discreet and, at the same time, insightful observation of the patients’ daily lives transforms into meditation on the human nature, which is not entirely penetrable.

14. Ancestral Code (Код предків)

The documentary film ANCESTRAL CODE is a research into the origins of the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples, the search for their identity through the study of the melodism of Slavic ethnographic heritage. Nowadays many people talk about brotherhood, spiritual intimacy, affinity. The authors analyze the connection between the neighboring peoples of Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus and Poland through music and folklore.

15. Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa

Why are illegal abortions more accessible in Poland than legal ones in South Africa? This documentary feature explores and contrasts changes in Poland and South Africa regarding abortion laws and their impact on the lives of women. In the 90's, Poland banned abortion due to the increasing influence of the Catholic Church after the fall of communism; around the same time South Africa legalized it, reforming the health system after the fall of apartheid. The film reveals how the legal status of women is a direct result of the silencing or empowering of women's voices. In the Polish society and media, women's perspectives were made invisible; in South Africa, on the other hand, they were invited to give public hearings in the parliament about problems in the realm of reproduction.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

16. Talking Heads (Gadające głowy)

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

It has an average vote of 7.764 on TMDB.

17. Tell No One (Tylko nie mów nikomu)

Polish documentary directed by Tomasz Sekielski about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Poland.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

18. Auf der Oder (Auf der Oder)

(Auf der Oder)

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

19. Impreza (Impreza - Das Fest)

The whole family is helping with preparations for Danuta and Maciej’s golden wedding anniversary party. Danuta knows exactly what she wants and delegates her wishes to those around her. Her German niece Alexandra, the maker of this film, has travelled to Warsaw to take part. Barely has she sat down at the kitchen table when a heated discussion ensues. Be it abortion or migration, it soon dawns on Alexandra that her view of the world could not be more different from that of her right-wing conservative relatives in Poland. Alone in her ‘liberal’ view Alexandra is mocked as a victim of western propaganda… Filmmaker Alexandra Wesolowski uses a family gathering as an opportunity to portray her own family and allows us intimate insight into Polish society and the populist national-conservative Europe of today.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

20. Witnesses (Świadkowie)

On July 4th, 1946, the crowd in Kielce, Poland, slaughtered forty-two Jews and wounded many others. Forty years later, in 1987, Marcel Łoziński visited those places and met some witnesses of the carnage.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.