Afterimage
2016 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · 81% critics
In postwar Poland, a celebrated painter refuses to bend his work to state-approved rules as political control tightens. Pushed out of public life and stripped of his place in the art world, he becomes a quiet emblem of resistance with support from a few loyal students.
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Details
- Original title
- Powidoki
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-22
- Language
- PL
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (84 votes)
- Box office
- $1,032,768
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to serious historical dramas about artists under pressure, especially if Katyn or At Eternity’s Gate worked for you; Not for you if you want something light, fast, or uplifting.
Pros: powerful true-story premise; strong resistance theme; thought-provoking drama | Cons: heavy subject matter; bleak atmosphere; deliberate pacing
Themes
- work
- chance
- resistance
- painting
- artist
- rejection
- community
- man
- joseph stalin
- vision
- art
- poland
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Bogusław Linda
as Władysław Strzemiński
Bronisława Zamachowska
as Nika Strzemińska
Zofia Wichłacz
as Hania
Aleksandra Justa
as Katarzyna Kobro
Krzysztof Pieczyński
as Julian Przyboś
Mariusz Bonaszewski
as Madejski
Rafał Zawierucha
as Shop Assistant
Jacek Beler
as Militiaman
Filip Gurłacz
as Konrad
Aleksander Fabisiak
as Rajner
Directed by Andrzej Wajda