Afterimage (2016)

Original title

Powidoki

Directed by

Andrzej Wajda

Genre

drama film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is about Wladyslaw Strzeminski, a Polish avant-garde artist in the 1950s. He faces persecution from the Stalinist authorities for his modernist style. The story shows his struggles to maintain his artistic integrity under political pressure.

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What happens

Afterimage (Polish: Powidoki) is a 2016 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was screened in the Masters section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It was the Opening film at Indian Film Festival. It is the final film by Wajda who died in October 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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