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- Europe, XXI century. Every year in Poland thousands of believers undergo exorcism, the ritual that looks as if we still lived in middle ages. Polish social life is strongly permeated by religious beliefs and 'deliverance ministry' is gaining more ground. The film will be a mixture of several human stories on the wider socio-religious canvas with experts' narration explaining why the forgotten ritual has come back. Here is one of the plots - a typical story of possession. Agnieszka (19) is undergoing an exorcism. She is thrashing about on the floor, writhing like a snake, held down by priests wearing cassocks, armed with rosaries, stoles and crucifixes. The old priest recites the ritual loudly... Then, the girl talks about herself and her possession, and about the nun - religion teacher, who first saw the working of Satan in the atheistic rebellion of a teenager and took her to see an exorcist. The described situation, although tragic, is quite typical: it is important to stress the obedience to the parish priest who has the spiritual power to govern people.
- In recent years deepening political ideological conflict is tearing Poland apart. This film presents the dramatic developments through the eyes of two women on opposite sides of the political barricade. Marta and Tita are patriots, but their patriotism doesn't unite them. Both are proud of their country and its history, and they want only the best for it. But their attitudes could not be more different. Marta leads a paramilitary unit, promotes Christian values, supports the ruling Conservative party and is ready to leave the EU. Tita, the liberal atheist activist, hates weapons, fights for democracy and feels content living in the EU. Is it possible to solve the growing crack in Polish society?
- Polish society is nowadays contrasted on many themes: the independence of justice, education and the freedom to be given over issues of sexuality and religion education. Between political investigation and personal stories, the film confronts the audience to the Polish presidency and the ruling party Law and Justice's populist mechanisms threatening the opposition within the country, and the EU integrity.
- A group of British tourists visits Poland to take a short practical course in communism. Young guides from the "Crazy Guides" travel agency in Kraków, teach them how to milk cows, plow fields, thresh grain, and work with a team of bricklayers. As a reward they get to eat potatoes and drink vodka while the guides recount for them the history of contemporary Poland.