Directed by Wojciech Marczewski • 1981 • Poland

Wojciech Marczewski’s chilling, beguiling sophomore feature transports the classic coming-of-age tale to 1950s Poland. Following his father’s arrest, 13-year old Tomek (Tomasz Hudziec) is sent to a youth camp designed to indoctrinate future Communist Party activists. In the repressive atmosphere of the camp, the heady mix of Stalinist propaganda and burgeoning sexuality prompt a metamorphosis in Tomek that will challenge his most fiercely-held loyalties. Produced during the early days of the Solidarity movement, when Poland was on the cusp of martial law, Marczewski’s politically and erotically charged film was banned by the authorities shortly after its release.

SHIVERS • DRESZCZE
Written and directed by Wojciech Marczewski
Cinematography by Jerzy Zieliński
Music by Andrzej Trzaskowski
Starring: Tomasz Hudziec, Teresa Marczewska, Władysław Kowalski

In Polish with English subtitles

Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 1982