They both have other partners but their continued mutual attraction is clear. Years later, Zula meets Wiktor in Paris, where he is working at a jazz club. Zula fails to come to the rendezvous with Wiktor and he crosses the border alone. The ensemble visits East Berlin, Wiktor plans to flee to the west with Zula, and the two affirm their love and passion. Kaczmarek is also interested in Zula and pressures her into spying on Wiktor for him, but Zula does not reveal any incriminating information. Wiktor and Irena are opposed to this, but the career-driven, opportunistic Kaczmarek agrees, and a resentful Irena quits. Wiktor and Irena are pressured by bureaucrats to include pro-Communist and pro-Stalinist propaganda in their performances-in exchange, the troupe would be allowed to tour the eastern bloc. Wiktor and Zula quickly develop a strong, obsessive attraction and have sex after a performance. Wiktor's attention is immediately captured by Zula, an ambitious and captivating young woman who is faking a peasant identity and is on probation after attacking her abusive father. In post- World War II Poland, Wiktor and Irena are holding auditions for a state-sponsored folk music ensemble. The film has received numerous accolades, including three nominations at the 91st Academy Awards ( Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography) and four at the 72nd BAFTA Film Awards, as well as six awards from seven nominations at the 31st European Film Awards, winning the main Best Film Award. Critics praised its acting, screenplay, direction and cinematography. The film, which was loosely inspired by the lives of Pawlikowski's parents, also features Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn and Jeanne Balibar in supporting roles.Ĭold War premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on. Set in Poland and France during the Cold War from the late 1940s until the 1960s, the story follows a musical director ( Tomasz Kot) who discovers a young singer ( Joanna Kulig), exploring their subsequent love story over the years. It is an international co-production by producers in Poland, France and the United Kingdom. Cold War ( Polish: Zimna wojna) is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, who co-wrote the screenplay with Janusz Głowacki and Piotr Borkowski.

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