Known for Acting
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.
A mysterious car accident changes Maciek's life completely. His wife Janina dies in the incident. Most likely, the woman committed suicide. However, Maciej has no idea why the accident happened near Mragowo, since Janina said she was going on a business trip to Krakow. She made a mistake? Or was she lying? A distraught man embarks on a journey to solve the mystery of her death. Soon he finds himself on the trail of a certain Wojnar - an actor whom he suspects of having an affair with his late wife. From that moment, questions begin to multiply, and the tragedy turns into a complicated mystery. Maciej comes to the conclusion that perhaps he did not know the woman he married at all.
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?
Story of life of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the priest called "The Solidarity Chaplain", murdered by communist secret police.
Three high school graduates prepare to start the next chapter of their lives, but the outbreak of World War II may derail their dreams forever.
