FILM / EVENT DETAIL

The Winter of The Crow - Final Shows

Warsaw, December 1981. As martial law descends across Poland, British professor Joan Andrews finds herself trapped in a city transformed overnight by fear, surveillance and political repression. After witnessing a student’s murder by the secret police, she becomes a target herself, forced into a desperate fight for survival through the frozen streets of Warsaw. Starring the magnificent Lesley Manville, this gripping Cold War thriller combines tense political drama with a powerful story of courage, resistance and moral responsibility.

Critical Response

The reviews are genuinely strong.

Rotten Tomatoes excerpts:

"Manville carries the film with an air of increasingly raw determination."

"A small miracle of evocation."

"Lesley Manville delivers a quietly commanding performance."

What Critics Are Saying

Variety Praised Lesley Manville’s central performance and described the film as a "compelling thriller" set amid the political turmoil of early-1980s Poland.

Screen Daily Called it:

"A gripping Polish Cold War thriller"

and noted that while it doesn’t reinvent the genre, its pace and Manville’s performance give it "plenty of mainstream appeal".

IndieWire Described it as:

"Often gripping and richly immersive"

and praised its atmosphere and portrayal of life under martial law.

Director: Kasia Adamik

Cast: Lesley Manville, Rhianne Barreto, Tom Burke, Ali Cook, Melissa Dalton
Film Length: 112mins
Format: 2D
Cert: 15

Screenings

Film/Event	Date	Time
The Winter of The Crow - Final Shows	Tuesday Nov 03	5:05PM	BOOK