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Jerzy Trela has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by On the Silver Globe.
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Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski · With Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.
Dir. Andrzej Żuławski · With Andrzej Seweryn, Michał Bajor, Jerzy Trela
Roman and Hanka have a loving marriage, but his impotence has led to her having an affair. The unbearable situation drives Roman to extreme measures both physically and mentally, testing their love and his own will to live.
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski · With Ewa Błaszczyk, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barciś

In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
Dir. Paweł Pawlikowski · With Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik

In 1997, scientists and local government officials in Wrocław face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city.
With Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop
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