Filmalot

Afterimage (2016)

Drama
History
Italian
Polish

4 months ago

Synopsis

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.


Series

Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2026
Mon 4 May — Sun 31 May

Venue

Phoenix
4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG

Runtime

1 hr, 38 min