Werewolf. The War That Remains

Film screening and meeting | Tomasz Raczek, Marcin Szczygielski

An event dedicated to the theme of trauma and post-trauma of children who witnessed World War II and how their stories are told in film and literature. We invite you to reflect together on what remains when the armed conflict is over.

The event is aimed at people over 16 years of age. No records apply.

The starting point will be the screening of the film “Werewolf” directed by Adrian Pank (2018). This poignant story is about a group of children who, after leaving the concentration camp, try to start their lives anew. They protect themselves in an abandoned house in the middle of the forest. When it seems that the worst is behind them, it turns out that a seemingly safe space may harbor more dangers. Adrian Pank's film shows that the end of the war does not mean the end of the fear that remains with man for a long time.

After the screening, there will be a conversation with Tomasz Raczek and Marcin Szczygielski, devoted to the ways of portraying the war trauma of children in film and literature. We will talk about how the creators tell about the experiences of the youngest, how art allows us to talk about what is difficult to express, and how war experiences can affect the whole later life. The conversation will be moderated by Agnieszka Kowalczyk-Nowak, Deputy Director for Audience and Communication.

Tomasz Raczek — theatrologist (graduate of the Department of Theatre Studies of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Academy of Theatre in Warsaw), film critic, popularizer of cinema therapy, author of RACZEK MOVIE on Radio Nowy Świat and youtuber — founder of the EKRAN channel TOMASZA RACZEK (more than 137 thousand subscriptions). Publisher (Latarnik Publishing Institute) and author of a dozen books on film and television, including: “Kinopassana, or the art of watching movies”, “Pearl with lamus” and “Ekran w polsku”.

Co-creator of the legendary program PERŁY Z LAMUSA, which he hosted with Zygmunt Kałužinski in TVP2 for more than a dozen years.

Winner of Wiktor and awards for achievements in the field of artistic criticism: the Stanisław Wyspiański First Degree Award, the Prize of the State Institute of Film Art and the Award of the Association of Polish Journalists. Recently also the winner of awards for achievements on the Internet: KREATURA 2022 (for the podcast THE ORIGINALS) and BEST STREAM AWARDS 2023 (for the channel EKRAN TOMASZA RACZEK). Owner of the title “Master of Polish Speech”.

Marcin Szczygielski — writer, playwright and graphic artist, author of popular books for adults and children's novels appreciated by critics. He is a laureate of numerous literary awards — including a three-time Grand Prix winner in the Astrid Lindgren Literary Competition, a four-time winner of the Book of the Year award in the IBBY competition, the Literary Prize of the City of Warsaw, the Kornel Makuszyński National Literary Award, the Ferdinand Magnificent Prize and the Literary Journey of Hestia Award In 2025, he was awarded the Gloria Artis Bronze Medal in 2016. His novels have been screened several times and have also been translated into more than a dozen languages.