Polish titles head to Cannes market

Spotlight: Poland

By NICK HOLDSWORTH, MICHAL CHACINSKI

KATYN
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Producers: Akson Studio, Telewizja Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska, Polish Film Institute
Stars: Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Chyra, Artur Zmijewski, Dorota Stenka
Plot: True story of Soviet mass murder of thousands of Polish officers during World War II and subsequent cover-up as seen through the eyes of the women left behind.
Sales: Telewizja Polska

EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
Director: Tomasz Wiszniewski
Producers: Juliusz Machulski, Dariusz Wieromiejczyk, Wlodzimierz Nidehaus, Marek Trojak, Malgorzata Retei
Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Adam Werstak
Plot: A 12-year-old, helped by his alcoholic teacher, embarks on a pilgrimage praying that a miracle will save his mother from cancer.
Sales: Telewizja Polska

TRICKS
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski
Producer: Andrzej Jakimowski
Stars: Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak

Plot: Deserted by his father, a 6-year-old boy challenges fate and tries to win back his dad.
Sales: M-appeal

FUR
Director: Tomasz Drozdowicz
Producer: Beata Hyczko, Tomasz Drozdowicz, Thanassis Karathanos
Stars: Leszek Piskorz, Dorota Segda, Agnieszka Wosinska
Plot: A family gathering ignites a series of tragic and comic events that turn into an internecine family war.
Sales: SPI Intl.

TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO THE MOVIES
Director: Michal Kwiecinski
Producer: Michal Kwiecinski
Stars: Mateusz Damiecki, Antoni Pawlicki, Jakub Wesolowski
Plot: Three young men on the brink of adulthood in Poland's last days of peace before war breaks out.
Sales company: Telewizja Polska

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