Kyiv / October 06-11 / Cultural and Art Center of “Kyiv” Cinema / Velyka Vasylkivska st., 19

Odesa / 07-12.10 / “Rodina” cinema / Mechnikova st., 104

Vinnytsia / 07-12.10 / “Rodina” cinema / Ovodova st., 47

Kharkiv / 07-12.10 / “8 and 1/2” Cinema / Donets-Zakharzhevskoho st., 6/8

Lutsk / 08-12.10 / “PremierCity” Cinema / Sukhomlynskoho st., 1

Mariupol / 07-12.10 / “Pobeda” Cinema / Myru ave., 34 

The Days of Polish Cinema in Ukraine is the project of the Polish Institute in Kyiv. The program will traditionally present the six best Polish films made during two recent years. Viewers will have an opportunity to become acquainted with the most recent works of directors whose films had been presented in Ukraine during the Days of Polish Cinema and at other film festivals, such as Borys Lankosz, Krzysztof Kopczyński, Kinga Dębska, Małgorzata Szumowska, and Dariusz Gajewski.

11th Days of Polish Cinema will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the world famous Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. The “Lira” cinema in Kyiv will show the master’s films made during Polish and French periods of his career.

We invite you to visit the 11th Days of Polish Cinema in Ukrainian cities and wish you vivid cinematographic impressions and new discoveries.

Special guests are Wlodzimierz Niderhaus and Janusz Majewski.

On 06.10 at 17:00 a press conference on the opening of the 11th Days of Polish Cinema will be held in the Cinematheque hall of the “Kyiv” cinema

Organizers: Polish Institute in Kyiv, Polish Film Institute, KP Kyivkinofilm

PROGRAM 

Eccentrics / directed by Janusz Majewski / Poland / 2015

06.10 / Kyiv

07.10 / Odesa, Kharkiv

08.10 / Lutsk 

Fabian, a war emigrant, jazz trombone player, and dancer, returns to Poland from London in the 1950s.  Together with a group of local eccentrics and amateur musicians he forms a swing big band. Fabian meets Modesta, an intriguing jazz singer, who joins the band. At a certain day Modesta suddenly disappears and the love story turns into a spy one.

My Daughters, Cows / directed by Kinga Dębska / Poland / 2015

07.10 / Vinnytsia, Mariupol

08.10 / Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv

11.10 / Lutsk

A touching and funny story of two sisters who find themselves in a difficult situation and are forced to work together despite their mutual dislike. Gradually, Marta and Kasia become closer to each other and regain their relationship, which gives rise to a series of tragicomic situations. “My Daughters, Cows” is a warm story about family relationships, devoid of falsehood and cheap emotionality. It is as truthful as the life itself, sometimes sad, sometimes funny.

To my Father / directed by Diana Skaya and Liliana Komorowska / Poland-Canada / 2015

10.10 / Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Lutsk, Mariupol

11.10 / Vinnytsia

A mixed documentary and feature film “To my Father” is the story of Adam Bandrowski as seen through the eyes of his three-year-old daughter Alina. Bandrowski was one of millions of victims of Stalin’s repressions, among which there were more than 100,000 USSR citizens of Polish origin. The film is a hommage and glorification of all victims of the Vinnytsia massacres.

Strange Heaven / directed by Dariusz Gajewski / Poland-Sweden / 2015

07.10 / Kyiv

09.10 / Odesa, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, Lutsk, Mariupol

This is a story about how heaven turns to hell. Basia and Marek live in Sweden. An innocent lie brings about an avalanche of suspicions and results in the Swedish social services taking the beloved daughter from the Polish couple and giving her to foster parents. “Strange Heaven” by Dariusz Gajewski, the author of the award-winning “Warsaw”, is based on actual events and keeps viewers on the edges of their seats as a real thriller.

The Dybbuk. A Tale of Wandering Souls / directed by Krzysztof Kopczyński / Poland-Ukraine / 2015

11.10 / Kyiv

12.10 / Kharkiv

A dybbuk is a restless soul that tries to break free of the burden of this life. This is the first Polish-Ukrainian co-production that was filmed in Ukraine. The film is a cinematographic research of the long-lasting conflict between Hasids and the residents of Uman. It studies the tension that grows between the pilgrims and the local residents.

Body / directed by Małgorzata Szumowska / Poland / 2014

09.10 / Kyiv

10.10 / Vinnytsia

11.10 / Odesa, Kharkiv, Mariupol

12.10 / Lutsk 

A cynical prosecutor and his daughter who suffers from an eating disorder, are trying to recover after the death of a close person. Each of them tries to find their own way to accept the painful fact. The prosecutor is afraid of the possible suicide of his daughter and sends her to a clinic where Anna, the psychologist, summons spirits from the afterworld to communicate with the living. One day Anna tells them that she has established contact with Olga’s late mother. Now, at the wish of the deceased, her daughter and husband have to review their attitude towards life and death.

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Ukraine
6 October – 12 October
Tickets are sold at the cinema box offices