Joanna Balasz

Poland in the 80’s was a country ruled by crisis and a sense of hopelessness. Only few knew how to turn crisis into a business. It was a golden time for them. How did they know what would bring them money? How did they operate in a country where almost everything was forbidden?

Lucjan, a retired and prestigious actor about to turn 80, is admitted by his son to a nursing home. It is supposed to be temporary, while he carries out a reform in his house to accommodate the baby about to be born. Located in the countryside, the residence appears as an idyllic place, with friendly staff always ready to help and hospitable and cheerful residents… although they all hide a secret. Suddenly, he begins to have terrible visions in his dreams, which coincide with the death of several of his companions. Lucjan will have to determine if they are real or if he is losing his mind.

La période de fièvre pré-Noël de décembre commencera avec l’arrivée d’un Père Noël inhabituel dans la ville. Cela déclenchera une avalanche d’événements exceptionnels. Une liaison avec le footballeur polonais le plus populaire rencontrera une femme que personne ne qualifierait de fan de football. Les trahisons et les secrets susciteront de nombreux mariages, et un mariage raffiné dans les moindres détails aura une finale surprenante.

A retired policeman and a former criminal must face their past when their daughters' lives are suddenly put at risk in this gangster thriller shining a light on the dark and dangerous activities of the Warsaw Mafia.

Tired of just scraping by, an ambitious janitor scams and schemes his way to the good life in 1980s Poland amid changing regimes and personal chaos.

Anka Serafin, a young anthropologist from Krakow, who escapes to the mountains in search of herself and accidentally discovers a corpse. Anka quickly becomes entangled in solving a murder mystery, and her fate is inextricably intertwined with Sebastian, a journalist looking for sensations, and Jędrek, a local policeman with whom she was close as a teenager.