Upcoming Theatrical Releases

A group of four people run a service for hire, in which they stand in for dead people. They replicate the behavior and gestures of the deceased to help their families and friends cope with the grieving process. The company is called Alps (“when the end is near, the Alps are here”), while their leader, the Paramedic, calls himself Mont Blanc. And although the group’s members are bound by strict rules, one of them decides not to comply...

POLISH REMIERE – JULY 6, 2012

Minister of transport Bertrand Saint-Jean (Olivier Gourmet known for Black Venus, The Kid with a Bike, Nothing to Declare) is awoken in the middle of the night by a phone call from his personal secretary. A bus full of schoolchildren has crashed into a ravine in the snowy Ardennes, leaving a number of them dead. The minister has no choice but to go to the site of the fatal accident; this is what his voters and the media expect him to do. In the camera limelight, he sympathizes with the victims’ families and builds his media image.

POLISH PREMIERE – APRIL 20, 2012

In 2000, Ukrainian dancer Slavik Kryklivy became a worldwide sensation, winning the most prestigious dance competitions. When he and his dance partner received first place at the International Latino Dance Championships, all career doors seemed to open. Yet, for some uknown reason Slavik gave up dancing. And now, when his body is not as fit and flexible as before, he decides to return to the dancefloor. Together with Anna, his professional and off-stage partner, Slavik wants to bask in the danceworld limelight once again. Will Anna be able to adapt to the hot-blooded and demanding character of her partner? Will their love survive the difficult and painful challenge ahead of them?

POLISH PREMIERE – JUNE 29, 2012

The latest film directed by James Marsh, winner of the Oscar for his Man on Wire.

In November 1973, a baby chimpanzee is born in a cage of a primate research center in Oklahoma. A few days later, when a sedating shot causes its mother to lose consciousness, the whimpering baby chimpanzee is brutally taken away from her. The chimpanzee receives the name Nim and is given to a psychology graduate - herself a mother of three children - who is to raise it as if it were her own child. Thus “project Nim” is born; one of the most radical experiments in history, its aim was to prove that a chimpanzee raised as if it were a human being can be taught to communicate using language.

POLISH PREMIERE - 1 JUNE, 2012

Planete Doc (P)Review Film Screening Series

Documentary cinema is more than just the subject matter – it is a style of filmmaking, story-telling, and editing. Filmmakers known from previous editions of Planete Doc will present their new films in Warsaw this May. Patrons of Chłodna25 club and cafe will have the opportunity to see them before the festival. We invite you to participate in „Planete Doc (P)Review”, a new series that will encourage you to attend the 9^th edition of PLANETE+ DOC Film Festival.

It is the year 2016. The world as we know it has ceased to exist, as the planet's temperature has risen by 10 degrees. The Sun - once the source of life, light and warmth, has turned the Earth into a barren desert and led to longlasting spells of droughts. These, in turn, have resulted in the scorching heat. The all-penetrating light enters every nook and cranny; even the nights become unbearably bright. Water is disappearing, while hoods and masks are the only means of protection against the sun, which burns like charcoal on fire.

POLISH PREMIERE - MAY 18, 2012

Vladimir and Elena are an elderly couple living in a luxurious Moscow condominium. They got married late in life, despite stemming from very different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy, calculating, callous and self-centered, while Elena is a nurse met in a hospital. Their relationships resembles a contract. There is just one thing they share: he has the money, she provides the care.

POLISH CINEMA PREMIERE – MARCH 23, 2012