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POLFF26: WINTER OF THE CROW
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Synopsis
Australian Premiere
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Inspired by a short story by Nobel Prize-winning author Olga Tokarczuk, Winter of the Crow, starring Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, The Crown), is a tense political thriller set in December 1981, on the eve of the declaration of martial law in Poland.
Respected British psychiatry professor Joan Andrews arrives in Warsaw to attend an international conference. When the young woman who was meant to look after her disappears, Joan finds herself stranded in a city transformed overnight by military rule. With tanks in the streets, phones cut off and uncertainty everywhere, her attempts to find out what has happened draw her into an increasingly dangerous world of state surveillance and political intrigue.
Directed by Kasia Adamik, Winter of the Crow combines political tension with a gripping cat-and-mouse narrative. Against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent moments in modern Polish history, the film explores the fragility of freedom and the extraordinary choices forced onto ordinary people in dangerous times.
Festivals & Awards
Reims Polar – International Thriller Film Festival, 2026 | WINNER: Jury Prize, Critics’ Prize
EnergaCamerimage, 2025 | WINNER: Festival Director’s Award – Golden Frog
Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, 2026 | NOMINEE: Golden Lions – Best Film
Mastercard OFF CAMERA, 2026 | NOMINEE: Best Actress – Zofia Wichłacz, Best Actor – Andrzej Konopka, Female Voice Award – Kasia Adamik
Toronto International Film Festival, 2025 | SELECTION: Platform Competition – World Premiere
San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2025 | SELECTION: Official Selection – Closing Film
English and Polish with English subtitles
Opening Date
Sunday, Nov 22, 2026
Rating
CTC
Length
112m
Reviews
Winter of the Crow feels like nothing less than a small miracle of evocation
Bleakly captivating with Lesley Manville delivering one of her most quietly ferocious performances to date
Manville, driven and determined as ever, never lets us go.”
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