Festival of Polish Films Launched in Baku
Baku / 12.11.19 / Turan: The fourth festival of Polish films Wisla started in Baku on Tuesday. During the week 6 films will be shown.
Charge d'Affaires of Poland in Azerbaijan Michal Grechylo noted at the opening that such events bring together the Azerbaijani and Polish culture.
The director of the festival Malgozhata Shlyagovska-Skulska noted that the festival of Polish films is held in 52 cities of Azerbaijan, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The festival was first held in 2008. The director of the festival said that from next year it is planned to invite Polish directors and actors to the events.
The festival was opened with the movie Valet. The movie action unfolds in the northwestern part of Poland between the years 1900 and 1945. The main characters are representatives of three peoples who since ancient times live in this historical territory. The fates of the heroes of the film are closely related with political processes that took place over the specified period of history.
The films are shown at the Landmark Business Center. The entrance is free. –71D-
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