List of Polish films of 2016

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The Polish film industry produced over one hundred feature films in 2016. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Polish. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2016. Also included is an overview of the major events in Polish film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially.

Major releases

OpeningTitleCast and CrewStudioGenre(s)Ref.
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13 I, Olga Hepnarová Director: Tomáš Weinreb
Petr Kazda
Cast: Michalina Olszańska
Outsider Pictures Biography [1]
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R
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5 Planet Single Director: Mitja Okorn
Cast: Maciej Stuhr, Agnieszka Więdłocha
Gigant Films Comedy [2]
15 United States of Love Director: Tomasz Wasilewski
Cast: Julia Kijowska
Mañana / Common Ground Pictures Drama [3]
19On the BorderDirector: Wojciech Kasperski
Cast: Andrzej Chyra, Marcin Dorociński, Andrzej Grabowski
Metro Films Thriller [4]
26Sevens Things You Don't Know About MenDirector: Kinga Lewińska
Cast: Kacper Szymański, Piotr Wereśniak
MTL MaxfilmComedy [5]
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3 Maria Skłodowska-Curie Directors: Marie Noëlle
Cast: Karolina Gruszka, Charles Berling
Kino Świat Biography, Drama [6]
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6All RightDirector: Agnieszka Glińska
Cast: Stanisława Celińska, Kinga Preis, Eliza Rycembel
Scorpio Studio Musical [7]
24Maanam być pięknieDirector: Wojciech Mosiejczuk
Cast:
Kamiling Co / Warner Music Poland / RendeerDocumentary [8]
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6LoveDirector: Marta Plucińska
Cast: Olga Bołądź, Roma Gąsiorowska,
Federico FilmComedy, Romance [9]
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26Red CaptainDirector: Michal Kollar
Cast: Maciej Stuhr
Fog’n’Desire Films / Sokol Kollár / Mental Disorder 4Crime, Drama [10]
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9SmoleńskDirector: Antoni Krauze
Cast: Beata Fido
Fundacja „Smoleńsk 2010”Drama, Thriller [11]
10 Afterimage Director: Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Bogusław Linda
Akson StudioBiography, Drama [12]
16Servants of GodDirector: Mariusz Gawryś
Cast: Bartłomiej Topa, Julia Kijowska, Małgorzata Foremniak
Agora SA / Odra Film / Prasa i FilmCriminal [13]
30The Last FamilyDirector: Jan P. Matuszyński
Cast: Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna, Andrzej Chyra
Aurum Film / HBO Europe / LightcraftBiography, Drama, Thriller [14]
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10 Hatred Director: Wojciech Smarzowski
Cast: Michalina Łabacz, Vasyl Vasylyk
Film It SeeDrama, History [15]
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7Behind the Blue DoorDirector: Mariusz Palej
Cast: Dominik Kowalczyk, Ewa Błaszczyk, Magdalena Nieć, Michał Żebrowski, Teresa Lipowska, Adam Ferency, Justyna Sieńczyłło, Marcel Sabat
TFB / AB Film Production / AlienFX / Dreamsound StudioAdventure, Family, Fantasy
11 I'm a Killer Director: Maciej Pieprzyca
Cast: Mirosław Haniszewski, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Agata Kulesza
RE StudioCriminal, Thriller [16]

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References

  1. "Ja, Olga Hepnarova / Já, Olga Hepnarová". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Planeta singli". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "Zjednoczone stany miłości". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Na granicy". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. "7 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o facetach". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "Maria Skłodowska-Curie". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "#WSZYSTKOGRA". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. "Maanam być pięknie". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. "Kochaj". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. "Czerwony kapitan / Rudý kapitán". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  11. "Smoleńsk". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  12. "Powidoki". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  13. "Sługi boże". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  14. Matuszynski, Jan P. (30 September 2016). "The Last Family". IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  15. Smarzowski, Wojciech (7 October 2016). "Hatred". IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  16. Pieprzyca, Maciej (4 November 2016). "I'm a Killer". IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2017.