In a world where reality constantly slips from our grasp, the work of Franz Kafka remains a mirror of human anxiety.

The Polin Museum and the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival invite you to a special screening of the film "Franz Kafka" directed by Agnieszka Holland - a poignant portrait of a writer whose imagination and sensitivity were ahead of their time.

This special event is held as part of the "ROAD TO WARSAW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL." Join us for the full festival from November 3–11, 2025. Program announcement coming soon!

FRANZ KAFKA by Agnieszka Holland: October 25, 2025, 6:00 PM, POLIN Museum

This international production, awarded the Silver Lions in Gdynia and submitted as Poland’s candidate for the Academy Award, depicts Kafka as a man torn between the world of literature and his own shadow. The film was enthusiastically received at film festivals in Toronto and Karlovy Vary.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE MUSEUM BOX OFFICE AND ONLINE: BUY TICKET

Screening with Polish and English subtitles

written by: Marek Epstein, Agnieszka Holland 
director of photography: Tomasz Naumiuk
music: Mary Komasa, Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz 
production design: Henrich Boráros
costume: Michaela Horáčková Hořejší
make-up: Gabriela Polakova 
sound: Marek Hart, Michaela Patrikova, Peter Hilcansky, Jan Martinek 
edited by: Pavel Hrdlička 
casting by: Simone Bär, Alexandra Montag, Anna Slater, Madla Zachariasova 
cast: Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth, Jenovéfa Boková, Ivan Trojan, Sandra Korzeniak, Katharina Stark, Sebastian Schwarz, Aaron Friesz, Carol Schuler, Gesa Schermuly, Josef Trojan, Jan Budař
production: Marlene Film Production, Metro Films, X Filme Creative Pool
producers: Sarka Cimbalova, Agnieszka Holland, Marcin Wierzchosławski, Alicja Jagodzińska, Uwe Schott, Jorgo Narjes
executive producers: Mike Downey, Kevan Van Thompson, Daniel Bergmann, Jeff Field, Emil Kulal Haznevi
production manager: Ondrej Nerud
co-produced by: Marlene Film Production, Metro Films, X Filme Creative Pool, Telewizja Polska S.A., Czech Television, ZDF/ARTE, CANAL+ Polska, Barrandov Studio, Czech Anglo Productions, BAC Films, NeoSynCon
co-financed by: Eurimages, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Prague Audiovisual Fund, Ministerstvo životního prostředí, Ústecký kraj, Pilsen Region, Berlin-Brandenburg, Volapuk, Bluetech, ČPP Vienna Insurance Group, New Motion, SProAlfa, Quadrio
distributed by: Kino Świat

"ROAD TO WJFF" SCREENING: October 25, 2025 | 6:00 PM | POLIN Museum

Screening with Polish and English subtitles

TICKETS Available at the Museum Box Office and Online: BUY TICKET