Movies screened in 2016 at the 26th
Annual Polish Film Festival
click here for the entire program and more information
Sunday, November 20, 1pm
KAMPER (2016, dir. Łukasz Grzegorzek)
Thirty-something Kamper is the eternal boy who has it all: a beautiful wife he loves, a large apartment, a super car, and a dream job of video game tester (the fantasy of many teenagers all over the world). A comedy, in which this scruffy Warsaw hipster’s reluctance to grow up lands his otherwise great marriage on the rocks.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn_NC18cgbE
Sunday, November 20, 3pm
KARBALA (2015, dir. Krzysztof Łukaszewicz)
Based on the true events in the Operation Iraqi Freedom (official name of Iraq War until 2010), the movie is a tale of 40 Polish and 40 Bulgarian soldiers defending the Karbala City Hall against the outnumbering forces of Shiite insurgents loyal to Muqtada Al-Sadr (Mahdi Army). The battle took place in April 2004 and became the biggest Polish engagement since World War II. But it was kept secret for ten years as participating soldiers were officially assigned to non-combat operations such as training Iraqi police.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cm2QO84hBc
Location: The Marquee Cinema, Union South, 1308 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53715