ASHES AND DIAMONDS

[POPIÓŁ I DIAMENT]
Andrzej Wajda’s early masterpiece is set on the last day of World War II and the first day of peace — and, between them, a night that changes everything. In the eyes of Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski), an idealistic young Polish resistance fighter, the incipient Communist regime does not represent the hopes and dreams he and his brothers in arms have been fighting and dying for. But a dangerous mission gets put in perspective when he falls in love with bar maiden Krystyna (Ewa Krzyżewska). The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1956 Venice Film Festival. DIR/SCR Andrzej Wajda; SCR Jerzy Andrzejewski, from his novel. Poland, 1958, b&w, 103 min. In Polish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Run Time: 103 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, May 08, 2026

Genre: War drama

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