2026 marks 100 years since the birth of one of Poland’s greatest filmmakers, Andrzej Wajda. Recipient of every major international film honour, including the Palme d’Or and Academy Honorary Award, Wajda’s influence on Polish cinema is undisputed. He has also influenced global cinematic greats such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Often situated within specific moments of Polish history and exploring how historical events shape an individual and a nation, Wajda was also equally committed to portraying complex human relationships.

Events around the world this year will give audiences the chance to explore some of his most significant works. QUAD will be screening 3 films by Andrzej Wajda.

Each screening including an introduction and post-film discussion.

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Andrzej Wajda: Ashes And Diamonds

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Andrzej Wajda: Ashes And Diamonds 12A

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 assignme…

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Andrzej Wajda: Innocent Sorcerers

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Andrzej Wajda: Innocent Sorcerers 12A

Following his lauded war trilogy, Wajda turned his camera on Poland’s socially modern but politically disengaged post-war generation. When hipster doctor Bazyli meets out-of-towner Pelagia in a nightclub, they spend a night in his flat flirting…

14 Jun 2026

Andrzej Wajda: Man Of Marble

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Andrzej Wajda: Man Of Marble U

In the 1970s, young filmmaker Agnieszka investigates the life of a 1950s bricklayer and worker’s hero. When she learns that the facts behind his story were suppressed, she has to decide whether to pursue the truth or not. Man of Marble is a tho…

21 Jun 2026