
Lead Children(2026)
When a young doctor discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning, she risks her career and safety to save them.


A dramatic story about a young man entangled in complicated matters of war, conspiracy and political struggle. The action of each part of the triptych presents one day from different years. These are fictionalized experiences of an authentic participant of the Polish resistance movement during the Nazi occupation.

Krzysztof Wakuliński
Henryk
Departures, Returns is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 1974. Created by Wojciech Marczewski, it stars Krzysztof Wakuliński. A dramatic story about a young man entangled in complicated matters of war, conspiracy and political struggle. The action of each part of the triptych presents one day from different years. These are fictionalized experiences of an authentic participant of the Polish resistance movement during the Nazi occupation.
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