Winter of the crow

About the film

Warsaw, Poland - December 13th 1981 - martial law is imposed and overnight shuts down the country just as British psychiatry professor Dr Joan Andrews (Manville) arrives in Warsaw as a guest lecturer at the University. Taxis have been replaced by tanks; citizens are treated like criminals.  But as chaos engulfs the city, armed with her camera she witnesses a brutal murder by the secret police. In mortal danger and trapped as Poland is closed down, Joan becomes a hunted fugitive running for her life.   Using her intellect and newly formed connection  with a young student, Joan navigates the labyrinthine streets of Warsaw desperately battling against the clock to make the last plane out. British Ambassador (Burke) could be her ally, but can he trust those who are working with him? Compelled by a conscience she did not know she had, Joan finds the courage and determination to try and outsmart a totalitarian regime and pursue a path to justice for her new Polish friends. But in the face of such oppression, will she make the last flight home and manage to get her incriminating photos out into the world?

• WRITTEN BY

  Kasia Adamik, Sandra Buchta, Lucinda Coxon, Olga Tokarczuk

• DOP

  Tomasz Naumiuk

• executive PRODUCER

  Archil Gelovani, Agnieszka Holland, Sergey Yahontov