Released Date:
1989-02-10
Languages:
Polish
Countries:
Poland
Runtime:
166 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (780 Reviews)
Director:
Andrzej ZulawskiAndrzej Zulawski
Jerzy Zulawski (books)
A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to find freedom and start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They eventually die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god. Some time later, a space bureaucrat running from a broken heart, arrives and finds colonizer's descendants enslaved by birdmonstern called Cherns. Society is divided into a numerous classes, and everyone is waiting for the arrival of a messiah. The newcomer is considered a suitable candidate and for some time he lives as a god. In the end he is crucified by his people.
Released Date:
2014-02-12
Languages:
Polish, Latin, French
Countries:
Poland, Denmark, France, UK
Runtime:
82 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (27380 Reviews)
Director:
Pawel PawlikowskiGenres:
DramaPawel Pawlikowski (screenplay)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz (screenplay)
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are and where they belong. They question what they used to believe in.
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