Afterimage

1080p 98 min 2016 Published on, 1 year ago

6.6

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

Country

Poland

Genre

Drama

Released

22 Oct, 2016

Main Cast

Anna Grzeszczak , Bogusław Linda , Magdalena Kuta , Henryk Niebudek , Krzysztof Pieczyński

Supporting Cast

Jerzy Rogalski , Ewa Wencel , Aleksander Fabisiak , Anna Majcher , Adam Szyszkowski

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