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.

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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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Today (Monday 21st September)

20:30

Bad Education 15
1h 46m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
When a filmmaker’s childhood friend returns with a story about abuse at their Catholic school, buried memories resurface. Almodóvar’s provocative blend of noir, melodrama and film-within-a-film explores trauma, identity, guilt and memory.

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Tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd September)

18:00

I Want Your Sex 18
£6 for Members / HOH Subtitles
1h 30m
Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde star in Gregg Araki’s (Mysterious Skin) wickedly satirical comedy about sex, obsession and power. When a young man becomes an artist’s sexual muse, his dream job takes a dark and dangerous turn.

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20:15

Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Mias 15
£6 for Members
1h 52m
Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) unleashes a bloody, bewildering meta-horror, as a young director and a reclusive scream queen descend into a delirious world of queer desire, fear and blood-soaked obsession. Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.

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