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Poland10 Essential Polish FilmsStop 7 of 10
Ashes and Diamonds
Popiół i diament
On the final day of World War II in Poland, a young resistance fighter ordered to assassinate a Communist official finds his resolve shaken when he falls for a barmaid and glimpses the possibility of a different life. Andrzej Wajda's landmark drama.
Why it’s here
A Polish cinema landmark about postwar moral conflict and national transition.