

“Warsaw 1981. Poland resists Soviet rule.”
Warsaw, 1981. Martial law shuts down the country, turning it into a prison overnight. Taxis are replaced by tanks, citizens are treated like criminals, and visiting British Professor Joan Andrews finds herself trapped. After witnessing the murder of a young student by the secret police, Joan herself becomes the target.
Directed by Kasia Adamik, R. Paul Miller, James DeMasi
User score
4 votes
Released
February 20, 2026
1h 52m
English, Polish

Lesley Manville
Joan Andrews

Zofia Wichłacz
Alina Wachowiak

Andrzej Konopka
Henryk

Sascha Ley
Beata

Tom Burke
Ambassador

Rhianne Barreto
Livia
Joanna Hole
Receptionist

Julian Nest
Dan Southerton

Magdalena Smalara
Krystina

Miron Jagniewski
Jan

Jakub Guszkowski
Marek
Denis Simonetta
Butler

Denis Jousselin
Little Man
Arron Long
Taxi Driver
Janina Rachon
Henryk's Daughter #1
Danuta Piszek
Henryk's Daughter #2

Wojciech Jaruzelski
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)