Movies by Jadwiga Chojnacka

Teenager

Teenager

A young teenager from the provinces comes to Warsaw to find her relatives and gets herself in various trouble.

Drewniany różaniec

Drewniany różaniec

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

The Hours of Hope

The Hours of Hope

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

The Stone Sky

The Stone Sky

The Warsaw Uprising. Five people hiding in a basement under an apartment complex get buried by the rubble when it's bombed by the Germans. With no way of escape, the people gradually descend into madness.

First Start

First Start

A juvenile delinquent becomes a model citizen thanks to the teaching of a gliding school.

Five Boys from Barska Street

Five Boys from Barska Street

In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.