A GENERATION

Special Features: Post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Poland on April 24

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Set in 1942 on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Andrzej Wajda’s striking directorial debut centers on rebellious youth Stach and a group of underground fighters as they prepare for a new mission. The film not only established Wajda as a director to watch but also foregrounded key recurring themes in his work — honor, courage and sacrifice — and presented a stark account of the tragedies of conflict. A landmark film and the first in the director’s acclaimed War Trilogy, A GENERATION helped change the trajectory of Polish cinema. (Note courtesy DI Factory.) DIR Andrzej Wajda; SCR Bohdan Czeszko. Poland, 1955, b&w, 87 min. In Polish and German with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Run Time: 87 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Genre: War drama

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