Kinoteka On Tour 2026: Ashes and Diamonds12A

Directed by Andrzej Wajda | Poland | 1958 | 1h 50m | Polish w/ English subtitles | Starring Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumil Kobiela

In the last days of the Second World War, Maciek, a Polish resistance fighter, is tasked with the assassination of a Communist official. When he meets Krystyna, he is offered a glimpse of a world beyond war and destruction, and questions his assignment. Wajda’s classic drama, which cemented his position as a world-class filmmaker, features an iconic central performance by Zbigniew Cybulski – the ‘Polish James Dean’ – who contributes immeasurably to this probing look at the complex post-war future for a new nation and its people.

Our screening of Sunday 12th April will be introduced by season co-curator Alistair Pitts, host of the A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast.

Kinoteka On Tour 2026

Screening as part of “KINOTEKA ON TOUR”, which is part of the 24 KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival.

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We showed Kinoteka On Tour 2026: Ashes and Diamonds between April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2026.

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