Ashes and Diamonds

classified 12A

part of Andrzej Wajda: Portraits of History and Humanity

Film

Sun 3 May 14:00

Director
Andrzej Wajda
Cast
Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski
Details
104 mins, Subtitled, 1958, Poland
Primary language
Polish

In the last days of the Second World War, Maciek, a Polish resistance fighter, is tasked with the assassination of a Communist official. When he meets Krystyna, he is offered a glimpse of a world beyond war and destruction, and questions his assignment.

Wajda’s classic drama, which cemented his position as a world-class filmmaker, features an iconic central performance by Cybulski – the ‘Polish James Dean’ – who contributes immeasurably to this probing look at the complex post-war future for a new nation and its people.

  • The Wajda Picture: get 15% off the regular ticket price when you book tickets for three or more screenings in our Andrzej Wajda: Portraits of History and Humanity season. Discount automatically applied at checkout.


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