At the turn of the 20th century, Jacek Malczewski painted Poland – a country that didn’t exist on the map at the time. Its territory was divided between Russia, Austro-Hungary, and Prussia. In a suite of video works commissioned by the National Museum in Poznań, Lech Majewski has asked himself: what would the heroes of Malczewski’s paintings feel if they reached the present day? Would they find their place in the contemporary world? Would they look at us with contempt? How have we changed?

created and written by – Lech Majewski
director of photography – Paweł Tybora, Lech Majewski
production designer – Ewa Kochańska, Lech Majewski
costumes – Ewa Kochańska
makeup – Agnieszka Jońca
cast – Jarosław Ulman, Maria Błęka, Paulina Michalska,
Mateusz Bujoczek, Oskar Bielat
editor – Norbert Rudzik, Eliot Ems
sound – Zbigniew Malecki, Lech Majewski
VFX – Andrzej Łucjanek FIXA FILM
coproducers – Tomasz Łęcki, Muzeum Narodowe Poznań,
Robert Banasiak, WFF Wrocław
producer – ANGELUS SILESIUS