6 Movies Starring Agnieszka Grochowska

The Welts

The Welts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-08

Languages:

Polish

Countries:

Poland

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (862 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Wojciech Kuczok (screenplay)

Wojciech Kuczok (stories)

Fullplot:

Wiktor, who was mistreated by his father as a child, is now a tormented grown-up. He meets beautiful Tania and wants to settle down but it's not easy to get rid of childhood traumas.

In Darkness

In Darkness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-01-05

Languages:

Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish, German

Countries:

Poland, Germany, Canada

Runtime:

145 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (7447 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Marshall (book)

David F. Shamoon

Fullplot:

IN DARKNESS tells the true story of Leopold Socha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewish refugees for 14 months in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of Lvov (former Poland).

Upperdog

Upperdog

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-28

Languages:

Norwegian, English

Countries:

Norway

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1259 Reviews)

Director:

Sara Johnsen

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

As young children, half-siblings Axel and Yanne are adopted to Norway. They are separated on arrival, he to material wealth on Oslo's west side, she to an average family on the east side. In contrast to her younger brother, Yanne remembers their journey to Norway, but she has no idea where he might be now. All this is about to change, however, as Yanne's Polish friend Maria starts working as a maid for Axel's parents, there discovering a photograph of a young boy. Maria has seen the same picture on the wall of Yanne's flat. She decides to reunite them. But before having time to realize the consequences, she sets in motion a chain of events which throws many people into emotional turmoil.

Shameless

Shameless

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-20

Languages:

Polish

Countries:

Poland

Runtime:

81 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (424 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

After returning home, Tadek discovers Anna has had an affair with a married man.

Walesa: Man of Hope

Walesa: Man of Hope

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-10-04

Languages:

Polish, Italian

Countries:

Poland

Runtime:

127 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1229 Reviews)

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Fullplot:

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.

Foreign Body

Foreign Body

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-12-05

Languages:

Polish, English, Italian, Russian

Countries:

Poland, Italy, Russia

Runtime:

117 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (119 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

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