Bolesław Bierut

This reportage is focused on Wilhelm Pieck’s visit in Warsaw in 1950. He was the president of East Germany between 1949 and 1960. The visit sealed diplomatic relations between the Polish People's Republic and the newly established German Democratic Republic (1949).

Sergueï Loznitsa restitue avec des archives, souvent uniques et inédites, les journées de deuil en URSS suite à la mort de Staline le 5 mars 1953. Le pays semble hésiter entre la pétrification et une ronde continue autour de la dépouille du tyran, dans une parade à la fois terrifiante et grotesque.

A poetic piece of reportage focusing on a convention of young shock workers in Warsaw. The climax of the event was the solemn oath of the youth of the Polish People's Republic. It took place on the 22nd of July 1952 – the day of the adoption of the constitution of the Polish People's Republic.