Afterimage
“The Artist Who Opposed The Soviet Dictatorship.”
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
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Cast
52 people
Bogusław Linda
Władysław Strzemiński
Known for
Blind Chance
The Pigs
Bronisława Zamachowska
Nika Strzemińska
Also in
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Persona Non Grata
Zofia Wichłacz
Hania
Known for
The Mire
Warsaw 44
Aleksandra Justa
Katarzyna Kobro
Known for
1983
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Julian Przyboś
Known for
Suicide Room
Chain Reaction
Mariusz Bonaszewski
Madejski
Known for
Soulcatcher
The Resistance Fighter
Rafał Zawierucha
Shop Assistant
Known for
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Lesson Plan
Jacek Beler
Militiaman
Known for
Heweliusz
The Last Spark of Hope
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Also in
Kill It and Leave This Town
Katyn: 60 Days on the Set
Filip Gurłacz
Konrad
Known for
1983
Warsaw 44
Aleksander Fabisiak
Rajner
Also in
Katyn
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Paulina Gałązka
Wasinska
Known for
Girls to Buy
All My Friends Are Dead
Andrzej Wajda Director · Andrzej Mularczyk Screenplay Andrzej Panufnik Composer
United States release October 22, 2016 · Produced in Poland · Languages Italian, Polish
Production
Akson Studio
Production
Telewizja Polska
Production
EC1 Łódź
Production
Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny
Production
Fundacja Tumult
Production
National Audiovisual Institute
Production
Poland
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Languages
Original title
Powidoki
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Italian · Polish
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 22, 2016
Limited theatrical · Chicago International Film Festival
Poland · January 13, 2017
Theatrical
United States
January 8, 2017 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Brazil
August 3, 2017 · Theatrical
France
February 22, 2017 · Theatrical
July 12, 2017 · Digital · VOD
August 16, 2017 · Physical · DVD
March 3, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Greece
April 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
July 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
June 10, 2017 · Digital
Slovakia
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
June 30, 2017 · Theatrical
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