PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI

COLD WAR

Warmly lyrical, impossibly romantic and visually stunning
2018 · 85 mins · Drama, Romance
In the ruins of post-WWII Poland, pianist Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) is commissioned by the Soviet state to form a musical ensemble to help rekindle national pride. Whilst touring the villages in search of talent he meets the beautiful Zula (Joanna Kulig, in a luminous star-making turn), a fiery and charismatic singer with a past, and the two fall passionately in love. When a performance in Berlin offers the pair an opportunity for escape to the West, a last-minute decision finds them stranded on either side of the Iron Curtain. As the years march on, Wiktor and Zula – whether through...

In the ruins of post-WWII Poland, pianist Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) is commissioned by the Soviet state to form a musical ensemble to help rekindle national pride. Whilst touring the villages in search of talent he meets the beautiful Zula (Joanna Kulig, in a luminous star-making turn), a fiery and charismatic singer with a past, and the two fall passionately in love. When a performance in Berlin offers the pair an opportunity for escape to the West, a last-minute decision finds them stranded on either side of the Iron Curtain. As the years march on, Wiktor and Zula – whether through political circumstance or personal impetuosity – struggle to find their moment in time...

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Info

Format
DVD
Catalogue
PAL188
Languages
Polish
Subtitles
English
Encoding
PAL
Aspect Ratio
1.33:1

Directed by

Pawel Pawlikowski

Featuring

Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza

Special Features

The Sound of Cold War
Behind the Scenes
Dwa Serduszka Music Video
Behind the Music