Polish Film Festival - Barrie Pattison lists the program for this annual event and notes special previews of Oscar nominee CORPUS CHRISTI and the inclusion of films by Lech Majewski ad Agnieszka Holland

POLISH FILM FESTIVAL SYDNEY: 25 OCT – 8 NOV 2020 

POLISH FILM FESTIVAL SYDNEY returns to Palace Norton St this spring is preceded by two special (sold out) preview screenings of Oscar nominated CORPUS CHRISTI before the Festival opens on Sunday 25 October running till October to 8 November exclusively at Palace Norton Street in Leichhardt

The Festival opens with one of the most expensive Polish film productions of all time. THE LEGIONS by Dariusz Gajewski (Strange Heaven) is an epic history drama that follows a love triangle set against the backdrop of the heroic struggle of Polish Legions to win independence from Tsarist Russia. 

Closing the Festival is the Australian premiere of CHARLATAN, by three time Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland (Mr.Jones, Spoor, Europa Europa) of an exceptional Czech healer who cured thousands with plant-based remedies.

Another highlight of the programme is the all-star VALLEY OF THE GODS from visionary director Lech Majewski, starring John Malkovich, Josh Harnett & Bérénice Marlohe & Keir Dullea 

Festival website can be found if you click here

FULL PROGRAMME OF THE 2020 POLISH FILM FESTIVAL SYDNEY 

• THE LEGIONS (Legiony) by Dariusz Gajewski; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 

Sunday 25 October 6:00pm 

• THE TASTE OF PHO (Smak pho) by Mariko Bobrik; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 

Wednesday 28 October 7.00pm 

• THE IRON BRIDGE (Żelazny Most) by Monika Jordan-Młodzianowska; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 

Friday 30 October 7:00pm 

• ICARUS. THE LEGEND OF MIETEK KOSZ (Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza) by Maciej Pieprzyca; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 

Saturday 31 October 7:00pm 

• THE DAY OF CHOCOLATE (Dzień Czekolady) by Jacek Piotr Bławut; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Sunday 1 November 3:00pm 

• SERVANTS OF WAR (Sługi wojny) by Mariusz Gawryś; 

NSW PREMIERE 

Friday 6 November 7.00pm 

• VALLEY OF THE GODS (Dolina Bogów) by Lech Majewski; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 

Saturday 7 November 7:00pm 

• CHARLATAN (Szarlatan) by Agnieszka Holland; 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 

Sunday 8 November 6.00pm