Articles by Kino Mania

Directed by: Emi Buchwald Starring: Bartłomiej Deklewa, Izabella Dudziak, Tymoteusz Rożynek, Karolina Rzepa Rating: ★★★★☆ Intimate, female-driven stories about family relationships may finally be gaining real visibility in Polish […]

Directed by: Piotr Domalewski Starring: Tomasz Wajda, Bruno Błach-Baar, Mikołaj Juszczyk, Filip Juszczyk, Tomasz Schuchardt, Rating: ★★★★☆ Sometimes appearances can be deceiving, even on Polish film posters. At first […]

Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski  Starring: Agata Turkot, Tomasz Schuchardt, Agata Kulesza Rating: ★★★★☆ Measuring the real world impact of fiction is difficult, but sometimes a film makes a […]

Directed by: Agnieszka Holland Starring: Idan Weiss, Jenovéfa Boková, Carol Schuler, Sandra Korzeniak Rating: ★★★★☆ Agnieszka Holland fell under the spell of the Czechoslovak New Wave. The Polish […]

Directed by: Władysław Pasikowski Starring: Bogusław Linda, Karolina Gruszka, Ireneusz Czop, Dobromir Dymecki   Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Historical accuracy is often just a bonus in action films. The same holds […]

Directed by: Juliusz Machulski Starring: Robert Więckiewicz, Borys Szyc, Kamila Baar, Marcin Dorociński, Łukasz Simlat, Masakazu Miyanaga Rating: ★★★☆☆ Juliusz Machulski’s filmography gives the impression that making heist […]

Directed by: Tomasz Jurkiewicz Starring: Sandra Drzymalska, Nicolas Przygoda, Anita Poddębniak, Maciej Grzybowski Rating: ★★★☆☆ A feature-length film made in a provincial setting, with a budget under 700,000 […]

Directed by: Jan P. Matuszyński  Starring: Marcin Dorociński, Daxing Zhan, Natalia Bui, Ewelina Starejki Rating: ★★★★☆ The mourning of a child’s death, even within fictional cinema, remains a […]

Directed by: Paweł Podolski Starring: Magdalena Maścianica, Michał Sikorski, Bartłomiej Kotschedoff, Małgorzata Rożniatowska Rating: ★★★☆☆ Although Paweł Podolski may not be remembered as the first Polish filmmaker to […]