Movies and TV shows set in warsaw poland – page 2
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List of movies set in warsaw poland
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Jan Sienkiewicz, a writer and lecturer who was expelled from university, takes a job at a Warsaw high school. Under his care comes the school's famous class of rebellious and knowledge-resistant outcasts. IIB are students from hell, and their ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, tragicomedy
Plot:
teacher, student, teenager, high school, second chance, literature, troubled youth, school, troubled, social problems, high school teacher, schoolboy ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is about a group of conspirators fighting against Tsarism at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The main character is young Józef Pilsudski and his closest friends - later prime ministers and presidents. The action takes place in ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, historical drama, thrilling ...
Plot:
biopic, polish history, conspiracy, friends, historical event, political conspiracy, friendship, intrigue, assassination plot, teamwork, police officer, nationalism ...
Time:
victorian era, turn of the century, edwardian era
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ksawery is a young gay man who performs as drag queen in a Warsaw nightclub. Karolina is Jewish and seems to be his agent. Jan is Ksawery's lonely grandfather, who's been hiding a dark secret which the couple wants to reveal.
Style:
realistic, emotional, dramatic, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
lgbt, drag queen, gay lead character, grandfather, identity, character study, family secret, family drama, nightclub, memory, holocaust, cross dressing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Ewa is a reporter. Using her feminine charms and other means she is trying to become a journalist on a Warsaw weekly popular magazine. She hopes to become political interviewer of personalities and state leaders. On her way up the ladder she trips ...
Style:
period piece
Plot:
reporter, ambition, ethical dilemma, female protagonist, journalism, character study, ambitious woman, obsession, social climbing, manipulation, moral ambiguity, downfall ...
Time:
80s
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe, poland, rome italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
A rock star with memory issues due to his alcoholism goes on a wild search to find his missing son.
Style:
dark, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
redemption, alcoholism, rock star, secret, missing child, addiction, father son relationship, musician, life is a bitch, mental health, memory loss, parenthood ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A Warsaw-based Vietnamese cook struggles to fit into the European culture, which his ten-year-old daughter has already embraced as her own. A story about love, misunderstanding and food.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, intercultural, melancholic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, slice of life, food, immigration, culture clash, cooking, love, parenthood, single parent, childhood, misunderstanding, coming of age ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The original, 8-episode series by eminent theatre artists - Monika Strzępka and Paweł Demirski about what is going on behind-the-scenes of one of the muncipial theatres in Warsaw. The story also can be read as an ambiguous metaphor, where artistic ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, semi serious, disturbing, political ...
Plot:
theatre director, theater, ambition, satire, employer employee relationship, coping, ambitious man, workplace, workplace situations, theatre group, creative process, social commentary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
District attorney Kazimierz Proch with policeman Witold Kielak tries to figure out what happened with his family.
Style:
suspense, detective, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prosecutor, investigation, murder, murder investigation, problem solving, police investigation, riddles and clues, family relations, relationships, puzzle, homicide detective, crime investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Neck leads a quiet life, totally subordinated to his wife. His colleagues are out of town, and the neck is working in the company ordering the highway. When the case agent stars, feisty Clementine, sexy blonde kidnaps him to Warsaw, where the neck ...
Style:
feel good, satirical, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
escapades, fish out of water, celebrity, mistaken identity, celebrity impersonation, new identity, humour, family relations, husband wife relationship, satire, male female relationship, road trip ...
Place:
warsaw poland
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426
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
True Law is a Polish legal drama television series directed by Maciej Migas and featuring Agnieszka Dygant as the title character, Agata Przybysz. It premiered on TVN on 4 March 2012. The plot is set in Warsaw.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, attorney, lawyer, coworker, job seeking, loss of job, workplace, workplace situations, unemployment, changing lives, new life, female lawyer ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Prominent cinematographer Christopher Doyle continues to hone his talents as a director with this thriller set in Eastern Europe and inspired by the as-yet-unsolved murder of a Polish politician in 2001. A young prostitute is spending the evening ...
Style:
crime thriller, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy, paranoia, manipulation, isolation, moral ambiguity, memory loss, claustrophobia, mature, psychological experiment, identity crisis, political intrigue ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Małżeństwo Marii i Wiktora przechodzi kryzys. Kobieta postanawia pokazać mężowi jak trudna jest praca w domu, dlatego wyjeżdża do innego miasta. Jak poradzi sobie Wiktor z ziećmi i wszystkimi obowiązkami? Jak Maria da sobie radę w wielkim ...
Style:
family comedy, realistic, romantic comedy
Plot:
marriage crisis, female protagonist, infidelity, gender roles, independence, female empowerment, social commentary, career woman, urban, self discovery, personal growth, male protagonist ...
Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Drama directed by Ryszard Ber.
Style:
dramatic, tense, art house, period drama
Plot:
polish history, political intrigue, power struggle, conspiracy, loyalty, ambition, betrayal, renaissance, moral dilemma, bravery, friendship, rescue ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
warsaw poland, transylvania
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A shy student falls in love and is involved in a kidnapping plot.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
university student, unrequited love, coming of age, public humiliation, bittersweet, awkwardness, student life, reputation, peer pressure, social commentary, girl, love ...
Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
TV show
Story:
Ewa Oginiec wants to leave the secret service and start over after a personal tragedy but things take a turn when her partner, also an agent, is exposed by Russian intelligence and mysteriously disappears.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, political thriller, noir, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
secret service, spy thriller, intelligence agency, intrigue, espionage, moral ambiguity, missing person, surveillance, cat and mouse, betrayal, paranoia, investigation ...
Place:
eastern europe, warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The true story of Polish fortunes and the story of the heroes from the first part has its colorful continuation. Can business friends continue to trust each other when even more money is at stake? How were state-owned companies privatized, garnering ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, serious, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
money, business, corporate greed, ambitious, friends, female protagonist, businessman, friendship, political intrigue, betrayal, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Poland, Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Konrad Wolski, head of the Q department, an elite Polish intelligence unit, taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, learns about a terrorist attack planned in Sweden. The weapon to be used in the attack is to come from the Soviet arsenal ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
blackmail, spy, espionage, intelligence, spy thriller, political intrigue, prospector, spy mission, terrorism, politics, counter terrorism, political unrest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, eastern europe, istanbul turkey, warsaw poland
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young girl, her new friend and his dog try to find a long-lost Picasso painting in an abandoned house before a gang of burglars seize it.
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, romantic, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
treasure hunt, romancing partners, obsessive quest, friends, unlikely partners, partner, odd couple, escapades, love and romance, treasure hunter, buddies, first love ...
Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Franczesko, Fikoł and Szyja known each other for years, they work together and spend their free time together. When they lose their job in a local factory, decide to spend a crazy weekend in the capital. But the real adventure has yet to begin, ...
Style:
feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, friends, group of friends, comedy of errors, friendship, humour, disorder, fish out of water, road trip, misadventure, male friendship, unemployment ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young, charismatic priest John, his time missionary in Africa, every day helping Warsaw young people addicted to drugs. Unconventional methods, which are used in pastoral work, raise many doubts about his superiors. Surprisingly, however, his life ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, religious drama, bleak ...
Plot:
faith, intolerance, hiv, illness, family problems, aids, social problems, life is a bitch, sick, dysfunctional family, terminal illness, drug addict ...
Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A film about a man with a breakthrough history of Poland in the background. Edward Gierek is one of the most important figures of the 20th century in the collective memory of Polish people.
Style:
serious, dramatic, art film, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
politics, biopic, polish history, husband wife relationship, family relations, relationships, famous, couples, politician, society, love, political leader ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A teacher and a famous TV host must hide their not-so-merry romance from the public when they present a Christmas special live on-air.
Style:
romantic comedy, light hearted, christmas special, feel good, sentimental
Audience:
adult
Plot:
secret relationship, showbiz, urban, christmas romance, couples, holiday, celebrity, media satire, older woman younger man sex, love triangle, awkward situation, man in underwear ...
Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In their pursuit of perfect Christmas well - known characters accompanied by some new faces happen to experience tiny miracles! The adventures they come across help them realize that the most important things in life - hope, acceptance and family - ...
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, holiday, relationships, multiple storylines, love, heartwarming, family relations, christmas season, family life, family problems, husband wife relationship, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Twenty-year history of Ewelina, who along with her husband decides to play a porn film. Orgasm, of which she experiences on the set during filming, the reaction of her husband, Piotr, and experiences of other women in the industry completely ...
Style:
captivating, controversial, sensual, intense, independent film ...
Plot:
sex scene, young couple, relationships, lack of money, porn star, sex, couple relations, family relations, shame, money problems, family problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
"Pitbull" shows every-day police work the way it is, without unnecessary commentary, using documentary form. The story evolves around few CID policemen, each of whom has his own private problems.
Style:
detective, dark, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
police, moral ambiguity, police procedural, homicide, violence, investigation, realism, law enforcement, criminal underworld, drug traffic, partners against crime, fighting crime ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Style:
compassionate, witty, buddy comedy, depressing
Plot:
travel, concentration camp, cousin cousin relationship, grief, jewish american, holocaust, cousin, airplane, cell phone, jewish man, tour guide, judaism ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and ...
Style:
touching, tragic ending, lyrical, fairy tale, art house
Plot:
world war two, mother son relationship, mother love, diabetes, bomber, single mother, writers, education, promise, writer's life, desire for fame, aviator ...
Time:
20th century, year 2017, year 1940, year 1938
Place:
nice france, poland, france, warsaw poland, africa ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.
Style:
slapstick comedy, crying, slapstick
Plot:
comedy of errors, farce, police station, mechanic, husband wife relationship, bus, car theft, coworker relationship, scout, seductive woman, language barrier, painting ...
Time:
70s, year 1970, 20th century
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, europe, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Poland, UK, France, Belgium, India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Cold War-era love story follows the passionate love affair between a mismatched couple.
Style:
black and white, thought provoking, romantic, sad, art film ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
cold war, musician, love story, communism, audition, female singer, loveless marriage, poet, border crossing, concert, marriage, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1952, year 1957, year 1949 ...
Place:
poland, paris france, former yugoslavia, east berlin, warsaw poland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school ...
Style:
independent film, dark comedy, tragicomedy, humorous, cynical ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, nothing goes right, social satire, paranoia, loner, alienation, burnout, obsessive compulsive disorder, neurosis, longing, solitude, teacher ...
Time:
year 2002, middle ages
Place:
eastern europe, central europe, warsaw poland, poland
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